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Immobilise

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of immobilize. UK, alt-of, alternative

    "For the past three-and-half years the City of Philadelphia has been successfully operating commuter services within city boundaries. The aim is to attract motorists to the rail, to relieve street traffic which has tended to immobilise the city."

  2. 2
    cause to be unable to move wordnet
  3. 3
    prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) wordnet
  4. 4
    convert (assets) into fixed capital wordnet
  5. 5
    make defenseless wordnet
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  1. 6
    to hold fast or prevent from moving wordnet
  2. 7
    hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital wordnet

Etymology

From French immobiliser, equivalent to immobile + -ise.

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