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Verb
S:
(v)
immobilize
,
immobilise
(hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital)
S:
(v)
trap
,
pin
,
immobilize
,
immobilise
(to hold fast or prevent from moving)
"The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
S:
(v)
immobilize
,
immobilise
(make defenseless)
S:
(v)
immobilize
,
immobilise
(convert (assets) into fixed capital)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
S:
(v)
freeze
,
block
,
immobilize
,
immobilise
(prohibit the conversion or use of (assets))
"Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
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W:
(v)
unfreeze
[Opposed to:
freeze
] (make (assets) available)
"release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
W:
(v)
unblock
[Opposed to:
block
] (make (assets) available)
"release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
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sentence frame
S:
(v)
immobilize
,
immobilise
(cause to be unable to move)
"The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"