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immobilize
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im·mo·bi·lize (-mb-lz)
v.
1. To render immobile.
2. To fix the position of a joint or fractured limb, as with a splint or cast.

im·mobi·li·zation (-l-zshn) n.

immobilize
to render incapable of being moved, as by a cast.


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