Meaning of PARALYZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'parulIz
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- [v] cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"
- [v] make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
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| | Synonyms: | | paralyse |
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| | See Also: | | deactivate, immobilise, immobilize, inactivate, palsy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.]
1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to
render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the
community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.
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| | Related Terms: | | amaze, anesthetize, appall, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle, bemuse, benumb, besot, bewilder, blunt, boggle, bowl down, bowl over, chloroform, close, coldcock, confound, cripple, daunt, daze, dazzle, deaden, deflate, demolish, desensitize, destroy, disable, disarm, dismay, dope, drug, dull, dumbfound, dumbfounder, enchain, enfeeble, etherize, flabbergast, freeze, gag, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, hog-tie, horrify, immobilize, incapacitate, kayo, knock out, knock senseless, knock stiff, knock unconscious, KO, lay out, manacle, muzzle, narcotize, nonplus, numb, obtund, overwhelm, palsy, perplex, petrify, prostrate, put to sleep, scare stiff, scare to death, shock, shut down, silence, stagger, startle, strangle, strike dead, strike dumb, strike terror into, strike with wonder, stun, stupefy, surprise, terrify, throttle, truss up, weaken |
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