para lysed
əˌlaɪz verb (used with object), par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing.
1.
to affect with paralysis.
2.
to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act: The strike paralyzed communications.
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paralyse or paralyze (ˈpærəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | pathol to affect with paralysis |
| 2. | med to render (a part of the body) insensitive to pain, touch, etc, esp by injection of an anaesthetic |
| 3. | to make immobile; transfix |
| [C19: from French paralyser, from paralysie | |
| paralyze or paralyze | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: from French paralyser, from paralysie | |
| paraly'sation or paralyze | |
| —n | |
| paraly'zation or paralyze | |
| —n | |
| 'paralyser or paralyze | |
| —n | |
| 'paralyzer or paralyze | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
paralyze
1804, from Fr. paralyser (16c.), from O.Fr. paralisie "paralysis," from L. paralysis (see paralysis). Related: Paralyzed.
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Medical Dictionary
paralyze par·a·lyze (pār'ə-līz')
v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es
To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
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