[syn: immobilize, immobilise]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
immobilise
    v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
         [syn: immobilize, immobilise]
    2: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
       under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, pin, immobilize,
       immobilise]
    3: make defenseless [syn: immobilize, immobilise]
    4: convert (assets) into fixed capital [syn: immobilize,
       immobilise]
    5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
       "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn:
       freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise] [ant: free,
       release, unblock, unfreeze]
    6: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the
       traffic" [syn: immobilize, immobilise]