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Webster 1913 Edition
Paralyze
Par′a-lyze
,Verb.
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.Definition 2024
paralyze
paralyze
English
Alternative forms
- paralyse (mostly British)
Verb
paralyze (third-person singular simple present paralyzes, present participle paralyzing, simple past and past participle paralyzed)
- (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
- (transitive) To render unable to move; to immobilize.
- (transitive) To render unable to function properly.
- The transport strike paralyzed the city.
Translations
to afflict with paralysis