immobilize

Other forms of immobilize

past tense

immobilized·

present participle

immobilizing·

third person

immobilizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about immobilize

What does immobilize mean?

immobilize means "hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in immobilize?

immobilize has 4 syllables: im-mo-bi-lize. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/.

What is another word for immobilize?

Close synonyms include immobilise, trap, pin, immobilise, immobilise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is immobilize a common word?

immobilize is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with immobilize?

83 words rhyme with immobilize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.