| VERB | possession | immobilise, immobilize | hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | immobilise, trap, pin, immobilize | to hold fast or prevent from moving | |
| competition | immobilise, immobilize | make defenseless | |
| change | immobilise, immobilize | convert (assets) into fixed capital | |
| change | immobilise, freeze, block, immobilize | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | |
| change | immobilise, immobilize | cause to be unable to move |
| Meaning | hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | immobilize | |
| Broader | withhold, keep back | hold back |
| Spanish | inmovilizar | |
| Catalan | immobilitzar | |
| Meaning | To hold fast or prevent from moving. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | trap, pin, immobilize | |
| Spanish | inmovilizar | |
| Catalan | immobilitzar | |
| Nouns | immobilisation | fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing |
| Meaning | make defenseless. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | immobilize | |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | immobilizar, inmovilizar | |
| Catalan | immobilitzar | |
| Meaning | convert (assets) into fixed capital. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | immobilize | |
| Broader | convert | change in nature, purpose, or function |
| Catalan | immobilitzar | |
| Meaning | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | freeze, block, immobilize | |
| Broader | withhold, keep back | hold back |
| Opposite | unblock, unfreeze, free, release | make (assets) available |
| Spanish | bloquear, congelar | |
| Catalan | blocar, congelar | |
| Meaning | Cause to be unable to move. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | immobilize | |
| Narrower | paralyze, paralyse | Cause to be paralyzed and immobile |
| stun, stupefy | make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow | |
| Broader | restrict, curtail, curb, cut back | place restrictions on |
| Spanish | inmovilizar | |
| Catalan | immobilitzar | |
| Nouns | immobilisation | the act of limiting movement / movement or making incapable of movement / movement |
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