Antonyms for immobilize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-moh-buh-lahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz |
Definition of immobilize
Origin :- 1843, from immobile + -ize. Cf. French immobiliser (1835). Related: Immobilized; immobilizing.
- verb disable
- verb tie
- You immobilize the elevators—think what that would mean in lower and midtown Manhattan alone.
- Extract from : « Day of the Moron » by Henry Beam Piper
- The latter clawed and bit with a fury which suggested Togi intended to immobilize that weapon by tearing it to shreds.
- Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
- Braces and other mechanical appliances intended to immobilize the parts are not of practical benefit in the horse.
- Extract from : « Lameness of the Horse » by John Victor Lacroix
- The other part was that he could kill or immobilize anybody in the world—or everybody—from any distance.
- Extract from : « The Mightiest Man » by Patrick Fahy
- Certain cases resisting such procedures are best treated with a plaster of Paris cast to immobilize the part for several months.
- Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
- In March 1942 the government launched repressive measures in an attempt to immobilize communist activities.
- Extract from : « Area Handbook for Bulgaria » by Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Synonyms for immobilize
- action
- attenuate
- batter
- bind
- blunt
- bring to a screeching halt
- clog
- confine
- cripple
- curb
- damage
- debilitate
- delay
- disarm
- disenable
- disqualify
- enervate
- enfeeble
- entrammel
- exhaust
- fetter
- hamstring
- handicap
- harm
- hock
- hog-tie
- hogtie
- hold
- hurt
- idle
- impair
- incapacitate
- invalidate
- kibosh
- knock out
- leash
- limit
- lock up
- maim
- mangle
- mar
- mutilate
- muzzle
- obstruct
- paralyze
- pinion
- prostrate
- put out of action
- render incapable
- restrain
- restrict
- ruin
- sabotage
- sap
- shackle
- shatter
- shoot down
- spoil
- stop
- take out
- throw monkey wrench in
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- total
- trammel
- unbrace
- undermine
- unfit
- unstrengthen
- weaken
- wreck
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