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noun
Something or someone that immobilises.
A splint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Something or someone that immobilises.
An electronic security device fitted to an automobile that prevents the engine from running unless the correct key (or other token) is present.
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noun
Something or someone that immobilises.
A fairy chess piece that cannot capture other pieces but instead prevents adjacent pieces from moving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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History
Etymology tree English immobilise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English immobiliser From immobilise + -er.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
