immobilize
verb [ T ]
( UK also immobilise) uk/ɪˈməʊbəlaɪz/ us FINANCE, ECONOMICS
to prevent a company, country, or economy from using money or other assets:
Underdeveloped financial markets limit the availability of credit, immobilizing large amounts of cash that could be used more productively.
to prevent someone or something from being able to move or operate:
Commuter trains were immobilized by the storm.