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Synonyms for immobilize
ɪˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz
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Princeton's WordNet
immobilize, immobilise(verb)
hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
Synonyms:
immobilise, pin, block, trap, freezetrap, pin, immobilize, immobilise(verb)
to hold fast or prevent from moving
"The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
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trap, ensnare, freeze, entrap, pin down, snare, trammel, block, pin, immobiliseimmobilize, immobilise(verb)
make defenseless
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immobilise, pin, block, trap, freezeimmobilize, immobilise(verb)
convert (assets) into fixed capital
Synonyms:
immobilise, pin, block, trap, freezefreeze, block, immobilize, immobilise(verb)
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
"Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
Synonyms:
pin, block up, lug, trap, halt, obturate, suspend, jam, block off, close up, blank out, freeze, obstruct, deflect, parry, embarrass, kibosh, draw a blank, freeze down, hinder, impede, block, forget, freeze out, stop, stuff, stymy, stop dead, blockade, immobilise, bar, occlude, barricade, choke up, stymieimmobilize, immobilise(verb)
cause to be unable to move
"The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
Synonyms:
immobilise, pin, block, trap, freeze
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #992 | stuff | |
| #1038 | stop | |
| #1042 | bar | |
| #1662 | block | |
| #3063 | forget | |
| #3071 | pin | |
| #5259 | jam | |
| #7583 | trap | |
| #9443 | freeze | |
| #13027 | suspend | |
| #13959 | halt | |
| #16475 | lug | |
| #21866 | parry | |
| #22436 | snare | |
| #22854 | hinder | |
| #26805 | blockade | |
| #29400 | impede | |
| #39730 | obstruct | |
| #43279 | barricade | |
| #43520 | embarrass | |
| #44754 | deflect | |
| #69872 | stymie | |
| #111104 | trammel | |
| #114979 | immobilize | |
| #126145 | entrap | |
| #149524 | ensnare | |
| #205593 | occlude | |
| #229254 | kibosh | |
| #299175 | immobilise |
Translations for immobilize
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- immobilitzarCatalan, Valencian
- inmovilizarSpanish
- inmobilizarGalician
- 固定しますJapanese
- imobilizaRomanian
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