paralyze
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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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World English Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Jellyfish have stingers on their tentacles, which paralyze fish swimming nearby.
These are the kinds of fears that paralyze us and keep organizations from evolving and improving.
It can destroy, paralyze, or adversely affect nerves or nerve tissue.
But the magnitude of the threat should galvanize, not paralyze, our response.
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