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If you think too much about playing an icon, it will immobilize you. You have to treat it like a fresh character. Sure, there are guidelines so that you don't upset people, but you have to find your own way.
Erica Durance

Meaning of "immobilize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IMMOBILIZE

immobilize  [ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMMOBILIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Immobilize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb immobilize in English.

WHAT DOES IMMOBILIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Immobilization

Immobilization may refer to: ▪ Automobile immobilization, the prevention of an automobile's engine from running ▪ Economic immobilization, a concept in financial economics ▪ Enzyme immobilization, a concept in organic chemistry ▪ Immobilization, a type of human position ▪ Immobilization, the absorption of decomposed organic matter by micro-organisms ▪ Molecular immobilization, a fictional magical power in the television series Charmed ▪ Muscle immobilization, the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups ▪ Whole cell immobilization, a biochemistry method...

Definition of immobilize in the English dictionary

The first definition of immobilize in the dictionary is to make or become immobile. Other definition of immobilize is to remove from circulation and hold it as a reserve. Immobilize is also to convert into fixed capital.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO IMMOBILIZE

PRESENT

Present
I immobilize
you immobilize
he/she/it immobilizes
we immobilize
you immobilize
they immobilize
Present continuous
I am immobilizing
you are immobilizing
he/she/it is immobilizing
we are immobilizing
you are immobilizing
they are immobilizing
Present perfect
I have immobilized
you have immobilized
he/she/it has immobilized
we have immobilized
you have immobilized
they have immobilized
Present perfect continuous
I have been immobilizing
you have been immobilizing
he/she/it has been immobilizing
we have been immobilizing
you have been immobilizing
they have been immobilizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I immobilized
you immobilized
he/she/it immobilized
we immobilized
you immobilized
they immobilized
Past continuous
I was immobilizing
you were immobilizing
he/she/it was immobilizing
we were immobilizing
you were immobilizing
they were immobilizing
Past perfect
I had immobilized
you had immobilized
he/she/it had immobilized
we had immobilized
you had immobilized
they had immobilized
Past perfect continuous
I had been immobilizing
you had been immobilizing
he/she/it had been immobilizing
we had been immobilizing
you had been immobilizing
they had been immobilizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will immobilize
you will immobilize
he/she/it will immobilize
we will immobilize
you will immobilize
they will immobilize
Future continuous
I will be immobilizing
you will be immobilizing
he/she/it will be immobilizing
we will be immobilizing
you will be immobilizing
they will be immobilizing
Future perfect
I will have immobilized
you will have immobilized
he/she/it will have immobilized
we will have immobilized
you will have immobilized
they will have immobilized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been immobilizing
you will have been immobilizing
he/she/it will have been immobilizing
we will have been immobilizing
you will have been immobilizing
they will have been immobilizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would immobilize
you would immobilize
he/she/it would immobilize
we would immobilize
you would immobilize
they would immobilize
Conditional continuous
I would be immobilizing
you would be immobilizing
he/she/it would be immobilizing
we would be immobilizing
you would be immobilizing
they would be immobilizing
Conditional perfect
I would have immobilize
you would have immobilize
he/she/it would have immobilize
we would have immobilize
you would have immobilize
they would have immobilize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been immobilizing
you would have been immobilizing
he/she/it would have been immobilizing
we would have been immobilizing
you would have been immobilizing
they would have been immobilizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you immobilize
we let´s immobilize
you immobilize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to immobilize
Past participle
immobilized
Present Participle
immobilizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMMOBILIZE


demobilize
diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
destabilize
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz
evangelize
ɪˈvændʒɪˌlaɪz
fertilize
ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪz
insolubilise
ɪnˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
insolubilize
ɪnˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
mobilize
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
obelise
ˈɒbɪˌlaɪz
obelize
ˈɒbɪˌlaɪz
remobilise
riːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
remobilize
riːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
respectabilise
rɪˈspɛktəbɪˌlaɪz
respectabilize
rɪˈspɛktəbɪˌlaɪz
solubilise
ˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
solubilize
ˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
stabilize
ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz
sterilise
ˈsterɪˌlaɪz
sterilize
ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz
utilize
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
volatilize
vɒˈlætɪˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMMOBILIZE

immobile
immobilisation
immobilism
immobility
immobilization
immobilizer
immoderate
immoderately
immoderateness
immoderation
immodest
immodestly
immodesty
immolate
immolation
immolator
immoral
immoral earnings
immoralist
immoralities

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMMOBILIZE

Belize
civilize
cross-fertilize
decivilize
fossilize
infantilize
lyophilize
overfertilize
overutilize
personalize
realize
restabilize
reutilize
similize
specialize
subtilize
syphilize
underutilize
virilize
visualize

Synonyms and antonyms of immobilize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMMOBILIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «immobilize» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of immobilize

Translation of «immobilize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMMOBILIZE

Find out the translation of immobilize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of immobilize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «immobilize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

固定
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inmovilizar
570 millions of speakers

English

immobilize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्थिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

иммобилизации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imobilizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিশ্চল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immobiliser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak aktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

immobilisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

固定する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고정화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Immobilize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chuyển lay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடுப்பதற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्थिर नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hareketsiz hale getirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immobilizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unieruchomić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іммобілізації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imobiliza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακινητοποιήσουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

immobiliseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

immobilisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

immobilisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of immobilize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMOBILIZE»

The term «immobilize» is regularly used and occupies the 89.332 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMMOBILIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «immobilize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «immobilize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about immobilize

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «IMMOBILIZE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word immobilize.
1
Erica Durance
If you think too much about playing an icon, it will immobilize you. You have to treat it like a fresh character. Sure, there are guidelines so that you don't upset people, but you have to find your own way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMMOBILIZE»

Discover the use of immobilize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to immobilize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A General Approach to Immobilize Proteins Regio- and ...
A General Approach to Immobilize Proteins Regio- and Chemoselectively Using Protein Farnesyltransferase Gauchet et al. recently reported a general immobilization strategy that regio- and chemoselectively immobilizes proteins covalently ...
Rochelle Frances Hawkins Bohaty, 2008
2
Examination and Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Disorders: ...
To test the extensor digitorum longus, immobilize the tarsus and apply dor- solateral pressure to the distal small toes. Fig. 7.13 Peroneus brevis longus test. To test the peroneus brevis, immobilize the calf slightly proximal to the ankle with one ...
William H. M. Castro, Joerg Jerosch, 2011
3
EMT-basic Pearls of Wisdom
Vest-type devices; rigid short boards. What is the purpose of the short backboard ? Provides stabilization and immobilization to the head, neck, and torso; used to immobilize noncritical sitting patients with suspected spinal injuries. Describe the  ...
Guy H. Haskell, Robert C. Krause, 2006
4
NOLS Wilderness Medicine
This guide helps train outdoor leaders to prevent, recognize, and treat common medical problems and to stabilize a severely ill or injured patient for evacuation.
Tod Schimelpfenig, 2013
5
Modules for Basic Nursing Skills
Sandbags provide a useful way to immobilize an infant. A sandbag is heavy enough so that an infant cannot push it out of the way. Make sure that the sandbag does not cause pressure on the infant's tender skin. A soft fabric tie can be used to ...
Janice Rider Ellis, Elizabeth Ann Nowlis, Patricia M. Bentz, 1992
6
Algorithms and Data Structures: 2nd Workshop, WADS '91, ...
Any d-dimensional simple polytope needs at least d points to immobilize it. Proof. The proof is obvious by noting that in d dimensions for any d-1 points there exists an axes of rotation keeping these d-1 points in place. « The reader may verify ...
Frank Dehne, Jörg-Rüdiger Sack, Nicola Santoro, 1991
7
Your Older Dog: A Complete Guide to Helping Your Dog Live a ...
To do so, you'll need to immobilize the limb so that your dog can be transported as comfortably as possible. The first thing you need to ascertain is what kind of fracture your dog has. Your dog won't be much help to you in weighing the severity ...
Jean Callahan, 2010
8
The First Aid Companion for Dogs & Cats
Immobilize a broken leg. If you can't get to a veterinarian quickly, you have to immobilize the injured leg. Use gauze or cloth to protect any visible wounds, then put a towel around the leg. Immobilize the leg by wrapping it inside a newspaper,  ...
Amy D. Shojai, 2001
9
Arsenic Treatment Technologies for Soil, Waste, and Water
This technology has also been used to immobilize arsenic in soil in situ by injecting solutions of chemical precipitants, pH adjustment agents, and chemical oxidants. In this report, such applications are referred to as in situ S/S. In one full- scale ...
‎2002
10
Mountaineering First Aid: A Guide to Accident Response and ...
Soft splints include blankets, extra clothing, slings, or any soft material that can be used to immobilize a broken bone. When there is absolutely nothing available for improvising a splint or when there may not be enough time to construct a splint ...
Jan D. Carline, Martha J. Lentz, Steven C. Macdonald, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMMOBILIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term immobilize is used in the context of the following news items.
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Doctor: 3-4 month recovery for ex-President Bush's injury
Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said the 41st president never lost consciousness and was being fitted with a brace to immobilize his neck. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Former President Bush recovering in Maine hospital after suffering …
President Bush will remain at Maine Medical Center to be fitted for a brace to immobilize the injured area, to continue physical therapy, and for ... «CultureMap Houston, Jul 15»
3
Polar bears aren't as resilient to the summer ice melt as researchers …
... bears in the summer, Whiteman and his team of scientists shot darts from helicopters to chemically immobilize over two dozen polar bears. «The Verge, Jul 15»
4
State briefs: Doctor: 3-4 months for George HW Bush's fracture to heal
The 41st president never lost consciousness and was being fitted with a brace to immobilize his neck, McGrath said. Bush is being treated at ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
5
National briefs: Obama visits federal correctional facility
The 41st president never lost consciousness and was being fitted with a brace to immobilize his neck, Mr. McGrath said. Dr. William D'Angelo, ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
6
George HW Bush in fair condition after breaking bone in neck
The 41st president was being fitted with a brace to immobilize his neck, McGrath said. "He is in good spirits," McGrath said Thursday. He said the plan is to "let ... «WIS, Jul 15»
7
The Legend of Korra Newbie Recap: "Turning the Tides"
... soldiers out safely, but they're met outside with Equalist soldiers in Jaegers, who quickly use magnets to immobilize the metalbending cops. «The Mary Sue, Jul 15»
8
Illinois podiatrists: most patients need 8 to 12 weeks to recover from …
For a grade III ankle sprain of the anterior talofibular ligament, which is what Rory has suffered, many podiatrists would immobilize the foot for ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Ralls County man admits to using taser in sex assault
17, 2013, he used a taser to immobilize a woman during a surprise attack. He said he bound her with duct tape and had sexual intercourse with ... «Quincy Herald Whig, Jul 15»
10
How nature's deadliest venoms are saving lives
“Venoms have evolved to immobilize or kill …They target vital bodily functions,” says Takacs. When used by animals, venoms are tailored to ... «wwlp.com, Jul 15»

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