as in to paralyze
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
town councils felt immobilized by the powers newly granted to the state legislation
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While waiting for help, keep the bite area immobilized and below heart level to slow the spread of venom.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
In more than 15 of those cases, police requested or suggested that emergency medical workers inject sedatives, such as ketamine or midazolam, to temporarily immobilize someone for transport.
—John Seewer and Reese Dunklin, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
The ship’s crew of 23 Filipinos and two Russians as well as four private security guards were rescued by a French destroyer the day after the attack, but the Sounion itself is immobilized, currently anchored between the coasts of Eritrea and Yemen.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
In people with the dream behavior disorder called RBD, the brakes that normally immobilize them during REM sleep are lifted.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
In more than 15 of those cases, police requested or suggested that emergency medical workers inject sedatives, such as ketamine or midazolam, to temporarily immobilize someone for transport.
—John Seewer and Reese Dunklin, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024
The ship’s crew of 23 Filipinos and two Russians as well as four private security guards were rescued by a French destroyer the day after the attack, but the Sounion itself is immobilized, currently anchored between the coasts of Eritrea and Yemen.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024
In people with the dream behavior disorder called RBD, the brakes that normally immobilize them during REM sleep are lifted.
—Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023
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“Immobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilize. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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