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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-moh-buh-lahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz

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Définition of immobilized

Origin :
  • 1843, from immobile + -ize. Cf. French immobiliser (1835). Related: Immobilized; immobilizing.
  • verb disable
  • verb tie
Example sentences :
  • The answer was: They are to be found everywhere, immobilized.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • There it could be immobilized by the intolerable sound from the recorder.
  • Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster
  • The pacification of Morocco immobilized thousands of her troops.
  • Extract from : « A History of the Third French Republic » by C. H. C. Wright
  • If too much wealth is immobilized in the latter, there is not enough for the former.
  • Extract from : « Twentieth Century Socialism » by Edmond Kelly
  • Airplanes, trains, generators and heavy machinery were immobilized.
  • Extract from : « The Year When Stardust Fell » by Raymond F. Jones
  • It was said that the British fleet was immobilized at Portsmouth.
  • Extract from : « The Tremendous Event » by Maurice Leblanc
  • The immobilized guns were seized by the Virginians, only to be recaptured by a spirited Federal advance.
  • Extract from : « Manasses (Bull Run) National Battlefield Park-Virginia » by Francis F. Wilshin
  • All naval aircraft were to be concentrated and immobilized at certain specified German bases.
  • Extract from : « The Heroic Record of the British Navy » by Archibald Hurd
  • If at or near a joint, the parts both above and below should be immobilized.
  • Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
  • It can be immobilized by placing the arm on that side in a sling and then binding the arm close to the body.
  • Extract from : « In Time Of Emergency » by Department of Defense

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