immobilise

See also: immobilisé

English

Etymology

From French immobiliser.

Verb

immobilise (third-person singular simple present immobilises, present participle immobilising, simple past and past participle immobilised)

1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of immobilize
   • 1962 July, “Talking of Trains: U.S. city to subsidise railroads?”, in Modern Railways, page 14:

     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.

French

Verb

immobilise

1. inflection of immobiliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative