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immovable (iou)



immovable adjective & noun. Also (now the usual form in Law) immoveable. LME.
[from IM-2 + MOVABLE.]
A. adjective.
Unable to be moved; incapable of movement; motionless, stationary. LME.
D. Brewster The sun stood immovable in the centre of the universe.
fig. Unalterable, fixed; (of a person) steadfast, unyielding; emotionless, impassive. LME.
immovable feast: see FEAST noun.
H. Belloc The young man..lives in a static world. For him things are immovable. J. Buchan There was a mild and immovable fanaticism in his pale eyes.
Law. Of property: not liable to be removed, permanent (as land, buildings, etc.). LME.
b. noun. Law. Immovable property. Usu. in pl. L16.
immova'bility noun LME.
immovableness noun E17.
immovably adverb LME.

axiomatize (iou)



axiomatize verb. Also axiomatise. E18.
[from AXIOMAT(IC adjective + -IZE.]
verb intrans. Make an axiom or axioms. rare. E18.
verb trans. Render axiomatic; reduce to a system of axioms. M20.
axiomati'zation noun M20.