Immobilise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

to hold fast or prevent from moving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈoʊbəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmˈəʊbəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmˈəʊbəlˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈoʊbəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

The child was pinned under the fallen tree
Blocked funds
Freeze the assets of this hostile government

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pin freeze immobilize block trap

Antonyms

unblock unfreeze

Parts of Speech

verb	hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
verb	to hold fast or prevent from moving “The child was pinned under the fallen tree”
verb	make defenseless
verb	convert (assets) into fixed capital
verb	prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) “Blocked funds”
verb	cause to be unable to move “The sudden storm immobilized the traffic”

Word Forms

immobile	adjective	not capable of movement or of being moved
immobilization	noun	fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
immobilizing	noun	the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement
immobilisation	noun	fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing
freeze	noun	fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

immobilisieren

als Reserve behalten oder aus dem Verkehr ziehen; des Kapitals

🇫🇷French

immobiliser

conserver en réserve ou retirer de la circulation ; du capital

🇪🇸Spanish

inmovilizar

mantener como reserva o retirar de la circulación; de capital

🇮🇹Italian

immobilizzare

tenere come riserva o ritirare dalla circolazione; di capitale

🇳🇱Dutch

immobiliseren

als reserve houden of uit de circulatie halen; van kapitaal

🇵🇹Portuguese

imobilizar

manter como reserva ou retirar de circulação; de capital

🇷🇺Russian

обездвиживать

держать в качестве резерва или вывести из обращения; капитала

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थिर

आरक्षित के रूप में रखना या संचलन से वापस लेना; पूंजी का

🇧🇩Bengali

অচল করা

রিজার্ভ হিসাবে রাখা বা প্রচলন থেকে প্রত্যাহার; মূলধন

🇮🇳Tamil

அசையாது

இருப்பு வைத்திருத்தல் அல்லது புழக்கத்தில் இருந்து விலகுதல்; மூலதனத்தின்

🇮🇳Telugu

కదలకుండా

రిజర్వ్‌గా పట్టుకోండి లేదా సర్క్యులేషన్ నుండి ఉపసంహరించుకోండి; రాజధాని యొక్క

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिर करणे

राखीव म्हणून धरा किंवा अभिसरणातून माघार घ्या; भांडवल

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિર કરવું

અનામત તરીકે રાખો અથવા પરિભ્રમણમાંથી પાછી ખેંચી લો; મૂડીનું

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಚಲಗೊಳಿಸು

ಮೀಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಚಲಾವಣೆಯಿಂದ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ಬಂಡವಾಳದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിശ്ചലമാക്കുക

കരുതലായി പിടിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രക്തചംക്രമണത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പിൻവലിക്കുക; മൂലധനത്തിൻ്റെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਰ ਕਰਨਾ

ਰਿਜ਼ਰਵ ਵਜੋਂ ਰੱਖੋ ਜਾਂ ਸਰਕੂਲੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਪਸ ਲਓ; ਪੂੰਜੀ ਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

متحرک کرنا

ریزرو کے طور پر رکھیں یا گردش سے دستبردار ہوں؛ سرمائے کا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

固定住

作为储备持有或退出流通；资本的

🇯🇵Japanese

動けなくする

予備として保持するか流通から撤退する。資本金の

🇰🇷Korean

움직이지 않게 하다

예비금으로 보유하거나 유통을 중단합니다. 자본의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cố định

giữ làm dự trữ hoặc rút khỏi lưu thông; vốn

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เคลื่อนที่ไม่ได้

ถือไว้เป็นทุนสำรองหรือถอนออกจากการหมุนเวียน ของเงินทุน

🇮🇩Indonesian

melumpuhkan

disimpan sebagai cadangan atau ditarik dari peredaran; modal

🇵🇭Filipino

i-immobilize

humawak bilang reserba o mag-withdraw mula sa sirkulasyon; ng kapital

🇲🇾Malay

melumpuhkan

memegang sebagai rizab atau menarik diri daripada edaran; daripada modal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شل

الاحتفاظ بها كاحتياطي أو سحبها من التداول؛ من رأس المال

🇮🇷Persian

بی حرکت کردن

نگهداری به عنوان ذخیره یا خروج از گردش؛ از سرمایه

🇹🇷Turkish

hareketsiz kılmak

yedek olarak tutmak veya dolaşımdan çekmek; sermaye

🇮🇱Hebrew

להשתיק

להחזיק כעתודה או לסגת מהמחזור; של הון

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