Definition of "immobilize" in English

verb

1. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.

   • It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.

2. To render incapable of action.

3. To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it

4. (finance) To tie up a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable.

   • Don't immobilize your capital in aging accounts.