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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 im·mo·bi·lize /ɪˈmobəˌlaɪz/
 (vt.)使不動,使固定,使不能移動

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 im·mo·bi·lize /ɪmˈobəˌlaɪz/ 及物動詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Im·mob·i·lize v. t.  To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 immobilize
      v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
           [syn: immobilise]
      2: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
         under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, pin, immobilise]
      3: make defenseless [syn: immobilise]
      4: convert (assets) into fixed capital [syn: immobilise]
      5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
         "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: freeze,
          block, immobilise] [ant: unblock, unblock]
      6: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized
         the traffic" [syn: immobilise]