immobilize

Meanings

• Verb

  Make (someone or something) unable to move or act.

• Verb

  Make something, such as a vehicle, inoperative.

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

freeze , halt

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with immobilize
applaudize , commodize , condemnize , mobilize , modernize

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Variants

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immobilization , immobilizations , immobilize , immobilized , immobilizer , immobilizers , immobilizes , immobilizing

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Forms

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immobilized, immobilizes, immobilizing, immobilizeds

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Etymology

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Late Middle English: from obsolete immobilize, from im- 'in' + mobilize 'make mobile'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the term 'immobilize' is also used in the medical field to describe the process of securing a patient to a surgery table during a procedure?

2. The word 'immobilize' comes from the Latin word 'mobilis', meaning 'movable'. By adding the prefix 'im-', we create the opposite meaning: 'immovable' or 'unable to move'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Paralysis: A condition of complete inability to move or feel in a part or parts of the body.

2. Anesthesia: A state of temporary loss of sensation or feeling, usually produced by administering an anesthetic drug.

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Culture

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In literature, 'immobilize' is often used metaphorically to describe the emotional or mental state of a character. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', the character Nick Carraway is 'immobilized' by the opulence and decadence of the parties he attends.

How to Memorize "immobilize"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a heavy object being placed on top of something, preventing it from moving.
   - Visualize a person being frozen in place.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'immobilize' with the image of a car being towed with its wheels chocked.
   - Connect the word 'immobilize' with the idea of being trapped or confined.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'I'm Mobilized' to remember the definition: 'I'm' stands for 'Im'mobile and 'Mobilized' stands for 'M'ake something unable to move.

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