paralyse

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To make unable to move; to immobilize
To afflict with paralysis
To make unable to function properly
para·lyse paralyses paralysing paralysed in AM, use paralyze1. If someone is paralysed by an accident or an illness, they have no feeling in their body, or in part of their body, and are unable to move. Her married sister had been paralysed in a road accident. a virus which paralysed his legs. + paralysed para·lysed The disease left him with a paralysed right arm
If a person, place, or organization is paralysed by something, they become unable to act or function properly. For weeks now the government has been paralysed by indecision The strike has virtually paralysed the island. + paralysed para·lysed He was absolutely paralysed with shock. + paralysing para·lys·ing paralysing shyness
{f} cause palsy, make immovable, cause paralysis (also paralyze)
cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"
make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
Same as Paralyze
paralyses
plural form of paralysis
paralyses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paralyse
paralyze
To afflict with paralysis
paralyze
to deprive of the power to act
paralysed
{s} immovable, palsied, cannot be moved (due to nerve or brain damage, etc.)
paralysed
past of paralyse
paralyses
third-person singular of paralyse
paralyses
plural of paralysis
paralysing
{s} causes paralysis, causes palsy, causes immobility (due to nerve or muscle damage, etc.)
paralysing
present participle of paralyse
paralyze
cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"
paralyze
cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation
paralyze
To render unable to function properly
paralyze
the American spelling of paralyse
paralyze
Fig
paralyze
{f} cause palsy, make immobile, cause paralysis
paralyze
make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
paralyze
make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation
paralyze
To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy
paralyze
To render unable to move; to immobilize
paralyze
To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts
paralyse
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