immobilize

verb4

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 render incapable of action.

   • It's clear from these [budget] cuts that the MCAD is virtually immobilized as an effective organization for at least the next year. — 1975
3. •
   To tie up a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable.

   • Don't immobilize your capital in aging accounts.
4. •
   To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it