immobilise in English

verb

1

prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal.

I want you to immobilize their vehicle

synonyms: put out of action, disable, make inoperative, inactivate, deactivate, paralyze, freeze, cripple, bring to a standstill, halt, stop, restrain, stabilize

verb

put out of action, disable, make inoperative, inactivate, deactivate, paralyze, freeze, cripple, bring to a standstill, halt, stop, restrain, stabilize
freeze, block
pin, trap

Use "immobilise" in a sentence

1. Main objective is to capture or immobilise all enemy pieces.

2. It will immobilise it, or worse still, topple it over.

3. Some animals, such as venomous snakes and spiders, inject venoms in order to immobilise and kill their prey.

4. They have a powerful sting to quickly immobilise their victims, so they can be cut into portions.

5. Curtail definition: place restrictions on synonyms: restrict, immobilise, immobilize, limit, cut back, confine, abridge, circumscribe, curb antonyms: declassify

6. In the men's 90kg final, Russian volnykh sealed the quickest win of the tournament, taking just 20 seconds to topple and immobilise his opponent.

7. In the men's 90kg fInal, Russian volnykh sealed the quickest wIn of the tournament, takIng just 20 seconds to topple and immobilise his opponent.

8. 'If you can immobilise the skin around the wound, as this does, it eases the tension and gives you less of a scar, ' he adds.

9. Another device used to immobilise offenders was a Birching table, used in Scotland, with two holes in it through which the offender's arms were inserted but otherwise left free and untied