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paralyze (verb)

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  • paralyze — verb 1. make powerless and unable to function (Freq. 1) The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation • Syn: ↑paralyse • Hypernyms: ↑inactivate, ↑deactivate • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

  • paralyze — verb a) To afflict with paralysis. The transport strike paralyzed the city. b) To render unable to move; to immobilize …   Wiktionary

  • paralyze — verb 1) both of his legs were paralyzed Syn: disable, cripple, immobilize, incapacitate, debilitate; formal torpefy 2) Sally was paralyzed by the sight of him Syn: immobilize, transfix, become rooted to the spot, freeze, stun …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • paralyze — transitive verb ( lyzed; lyzing) Etymology: French paralyser, back formation from paralysie paralysis, from Latin paralysis Date: 1804 1. to affect with paralysis 2. to make powerless or ineffective 3. unnerve 4. stun, stupefy 5. to bri …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • paralyze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cripple; demoralize; disable; deaden; bring to a stop. See impotence, insensibility. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strike with paralysis, make inert, render nerveless; see deaden 1 . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

  • paralyze — par|a|lyze [ perə,laız ] verb transitive often passive 1. ) to make someone lose the ability to move their body or a part of it: Their father was paralyzed by a stroke. 2. ) to make something completely unable to operate normally or effectively:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • paralyse — (BrE) (AmE paralyze) verb ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ partially ▪ He was partially paralysed by the fall. ▪ almost, nearly …   Collocations dictionary

  • paralyse — (chiefly US also paralyze) verb 1》 cause (a person or part of the body) to become incapable of movement. 2》 bring to a standstill by causing disruption. Origin ME: from Fr. paralyser, from paralysie paralysis …   English new terms dictionary

  • paralyse — (chiefly US also paralyze) ► VERB 1) cause (a person or part of the body) to become partly or wholly incapable of movement. 2) bring to a standstill by causing disruption …   English terms dictionary

  • immobilise — verb 1. hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital • Syn: ↑immobilize • Hypernyms: ↑withhold, ↑keep back • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. to hold fast or prevent from moving …   Useful english dictionary

  • cripple — verb 1) the accident crippled her Syn: disable, paralyze, immobilize, make lame, incapacitate, handicap, leave someone a paraplegic/quadriplegic 2) the company had been crippled by the recession Syn: devastate, ruin, destroy …   Thesaurus of popular words

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