immobilize vs cut back

immobilize and cut back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
immobilize	No	No	Yes	No
cut back	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cut back is a hypernym of immobilize; that is, cut back is a word with a broader meaning than immobilize:

Other hypernyms of immobilize include curb, curtail, restrict.

immobilize (verb)	cut back (verb)
cause to be unable to move	place restrictions on
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)	cut down on; make a reduction in
convert (assets) into fixed capital	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
make defenseless	return in time
to hold fast or prevent from moving
hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital