Immobilize

/ɪˈmoʊbɪlaɪz/ verb

To make something unable to move or stay completely still, like when a doctor puts a cast on a broken arm.

From French 'immobiliser,' combining Latin 'in-' (not) and 'mobilis' (moveable); the suffix '-ize' means to make or cause to be.

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