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immobilise

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From French immobiliser, equivalent to immobile + -ise.

verb immobilises · immobilising · immobilised

  1. UK, alternative Alternative spelling of immobilize For the past three-and-half years the City of Philadelphia has been successfully operating commuter services within city boundaries. The aim is to attract motorists to the rail, to relieve street traffic which has tended to immobilise the city.

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@misc{immobilise_2026,
  title = {immobilise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/immobilise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}