Paralyze
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transitive verb.
To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
transitive verb.
To make unable to move or act.
transitive verb.
To impair the progress or functioning of; make inoperative or powerless.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To affect with paralysis.
To render helpless, useless, or ineffective, as if by paralysis; deaden the action or power of in any way: as, the sight
paralyzed
him with fear.
Also spelled
paralyse
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
transitive verb.
To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
afflict
with
paralysis
.
verb.
To
render
unable
to
move
; to
immobilize
.
verb.
To render unable to
function
properly.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
make powerless and unable to function
verb.
cause to be paralyzed and immobile
Word Usage
"The word paralyze is far too strong, in my opinion."
cross-reference
disable
enervate
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
deactivate
inactivate
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
sterilize
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
KO
amaze
anesthetize
appall
astonish
verb-form
paralyzed
paralyzes
paralyzing