Immobilize

[ɪ'məʊbɪlaɪz] or [ɪ'mobə'laɪz]

(verb.) cause to be unable to move; 'The sudden storm immobilized the traffic'.

(verb.) convert (assets) into fixed capital.

(verb.) make defenseless.

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

Checked by Lanny--From WordNet

(v. t.) To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.

Checked by Joseph