1. to prevent from moving or to make unable to move
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'immobilize'; commonly used in medical and physical contexts
2. to restrict the movement of a limb or body part, especially for medical treatment
Usage: medical context
3. to make unable to function or operate effectively
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The doctor immobilised her broken arm with a cast.
• Fear immobilised him, and he could not speak.
• The accident immobilised traffic on the highway for hours.
• Paramedics immobilised the patient's spine before transport.
• Economic sanctions immobilised the country's financial system.
• The injured player was immobilised on the stretcher.
• Heavy snow immobilised vehicles across the region.