Verb
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cause to be unable to move
"The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
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prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
"Blocked funds"
"Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
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convert (assets) into fixed capital
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make defenseless
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to hold fast or prevent from moving
"The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
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hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation
of capital