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   im·mo·bi·lize

   /i(m)ˈmōbəˌlīz/

   verb

   • 1. prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal: "fear had immobilized her"
   • ▪ restrict the movements of (a limb or patient) to allow healing: "other children in the ward were immobilized in traction"

   Word Origin late 19th century: from French immobiliser, from immobile (see immobile).

   Derivatives

   • 1. immobilization noun

   Scrabble Points: 25

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