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US
/ˌɪˈmoʊbəˌɫaɪz/
]
VERB
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cause to be unable to move
The sudden storm immobilized the traffic - hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
- convert (assets) into fixed capital
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prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Blocked funds
Freeze the assets of this hostile government -
to hold fast or prevent from moving
The child was pinned under the fallen tree - make defenseless
How To Use immobilize In A Sentence
- The results showed that the matrix can adsorb L-asparaginase and recover high enzymic activity, The immobilize enzyme was more stable against trypsin than native enzyme.
- Similarly, when the starter button is pressed, along with the clutch pedal, the system recognises the transponder signal, releases the engine immobiliser and the steering lock, and the engine starts.
- Engine immobilisers and sophisticated locks leave many careless owners carless.
- This exercise involves the assembly of a glucose biosensor with the glucose oxidase immobilised within a membrane at the surface of polarographic oxygen electrode. Archive 2004-12-01
- Patients with full range of motion in the early postoperative period may be immobilized for a longer period, because they are less likely to develop a stiff shoulder.
- The cervical spine should be immobilised with a cervical collar, sandbag, and tape.
- We performed laser induced fluorescence imaging by exciting the immobilized MBs with an evanescent wave field produced at the silica-water interface.
- Motorists who failed to immobilise their cars, by taking away the rotor arm from the distributor, were liable to find their tyres deflated by the police.
- The binding of analyte to an immobilized probe is detected via a detection reagent labeled with the third fluorochrome. The Scientist
- The treatment of stable proximal humeral fractures (those displaced less than 1 cm) consists of a shoulder immobilizer to prevent external rotation and abduction.