verb (v)

• hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital(verb.possession)

  Synonym:
  immobilise
  

  source: wordnet30
• to hold fast or prevent from moving(verb.contact)

  Synonym:
  immobilise, pin, trap
  

  source: wordnet30
• make defenseless(verb.competition)

  source: wordnet30
• convert (assets) into fixed capital(verb.change)

  source: wordnet30
• prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)(verb.change)

  Synonym:
  block, freeze, immobilise
  Antonym:
  free, release, unblock, unfreeze
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause to be unable to move(verb.change)

  Example:
  The sudden storm immobilized the traffic.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.(verb)

  source: webster1913