Definition of Paralyze

1. Verb. Make powerless and unable to function. "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

Exact synonyms: Paralyse
Generic synonyms: Deactivate, Inactivate

2. Verb. Cause to be paralyzed and immobile. "Fear paralyzed her"
Exact synonyms: Paralyse
Specialized synonyms: Palsy
Generic synonyms: Immobilise, Immobilize

Definition of Paralyze

1. v. t. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.

Definition of Paralyze

1. to render incapable of movement [v -LYZED, -LYZING, -LYZES]

Medical Definition of Paralyze

1. 1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. 2. To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralysed the community; despondency paralysed his efforts. Origin: F. Paralyser. See Paralysis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paralyze

paralytics
paralytic abasia
paralytic dementia
paralytic ectropion
paralytic ileus
paralytic mydriasis
paralytic myoglobinuria
paralytic rabies
paralytic scoliosis
paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin carbamoylase
paralytic strabismus
paralyzant
paralyzation
paralyzations
paralyze (current term)
paralyze (current term)
paralyzed
paralyzer
paralyzers
paralyzes
paralyzing
paralyzingly
paralyzing vertigo
param
paramagnet
paramagnetic
paramagnetic
paramagnetism
paramagnetism
paramagnetisms

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