immobilizing

Verb

immobilize (third-person singular simple present immobilizes, present participle immobilizing, simple past and past participle immobilized)

1. (transitive) To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
   • It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.

   Synonyms:

   freeze

2. (transitive) To render incapable of action.
   • It's clear from these [budget] cuts that the MCAD is virtually immobilized as an effective organization for at least the next year.1975 December 27, “Editorial”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 26, page 4
3. (transitive) To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it
4. (transitive) To tie up a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable.
   • Don't immobilize your capital in aging accounts.