immobilize
[verb]
Synonyms: paralyse, bring to a standstill, cripple, disable, freeze, halt, stop, transfix

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im‧mo‧bi‧lize (also immobilise British English) /ɪˈməʊbəlaɪz, ɪˈməʊbɪlaɪz $ ɪˈmoʊ-/ verb [transitive]

1. to prevent someone or something from moving:
The broken limb must be immobilized immediately.
She was immobilized with a broken leg.

2. to stop something from working:
The car’s security device will immobilize the ignition system.
—immobilization /ɪˌməʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən, ɪˌməʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ ɪˌmoʊbələ-/ noun [uncountable]

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