different between immobilize vs stonify

immobilize

English

Alternative forms

  • immobilise

Etymology

From French immobiliser

Pronunciation

Verb

immobilize (third-person singular simple present immobilizes, present participle immobilizing, simple past and past participle immobilized)

  1. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
    It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.
  2. To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it
Synonyms
  • (render motionless): freeze, halt; See also Thesaurus:immobilize or Thesaurus:stop
  • (modify a surface):

Related terms

  • immobilization
  • immobilizer
  • photoimmobilize

Translations

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stonify

English

Etymology

stone +? -ify

Verb

stonify (third-person singular simple present stonifies, present participle stonifying, simple past and past participle stonified)

  1. (obsolete) To petrify (as a mineral, to harden).
  2. (dated) To become stone, to turn to stone.
  3. (rare) To immobilize.

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