About The Word Paralyze
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Paralyze
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What's The Definition Of Paralyze?
[v] cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"
[v] make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" Synonyms | Synonyms for Paralyze: paralyse Related Terms | Find terms related to Paralyze: amaze | anesthetize | appall | astonish | astound | awe | awestrike | bedaze | bedazzle | bemuse | benumb | besot | bewilder | blunt | boggle | bowl down | bowl over | chloroform | close | coldcock | confound | cripple | daunt | daze | dazzle | deaden | deflate | demolish | desensitize | destroy | disable | disarm | dismay | dope | drug | dull | dumbfound | dumbfounder | enchain | enfeeble | etherize | flabbergast | freeze | gag | hamstring | handcuff | hobble | hog-tie | horrify | immobilize | incapacitate | kayo | knock out | knock senseless | knock stiff | knock unconscious | KO | lay out | manacle | muzzle | narcotize | nonplus | numb | obtund | overwhelm | palsy | perplex | petrify | prostrate | put to sleep | scare stiff | scare to death | shock | shut down | silence | stagger | startle | strangle | strike dead | strike dumb | strike terror into | strike with wonder | stun | stupefy | surprise | terrify | throttle | truss up | weaken See Also | deactivate | immobilise | immobilize | inactivate | palsy Paralyze In Webster's Dictionary \Par"a*lyze\, v. 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.
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