Definition of "immobilise"

immobilise

verb
third-person singular simple present immobilises, present participle immobilising, simple past and past participle immobilised
1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of immobilize
  Quotations
  For the past three-and-half years the City of Philadelphia has been successfully operating commuter services within city boundaries. The aim is to attract motorists to the rail, to relieve street traffic which has tended to immobilise the city.
  1962 July, “Talking of Trains: U.S. city to subsidise railroads?”, in Modern Railways, page 14