paralyze
[ par-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈpær əˌlaɪz /
verb (used with object), par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing.
to affect with paralysis.
to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act: The strike paralyzed communications.
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Also especially British, par·a·lyse .
Origin of paralyze
First recorded in 1795–1805; back formation from paralysis, modeled on analyze
synonym study for paralyze
2. See shock1.
OTHER WORDS FROM paralyze
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Example sentences from the Web for paralyze
By late the same night, 8 inches of wind-whipped snow had paralyzed the metropolitan area.
How a surprise snowstorm almost spoiled Kennedy’s inauguration 60 years ago|Kevin Ambrose, Jason Samenow|January 19, 2021|Washington PostIn the late 1980s, wild poliovirus paralyzed more than 1,000 children each day, according to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
A new polio vaccine joins the fight to vanquish the paralyzing disease|Aimee Cunningham|January 8, 2021|Science NewsThis week, a story line about people who took the Pfizer vaccine developing the disease Bell’s palsy, which temporarily paralyzes muscles in the face, exploded in popularity, according to Zignal.
Vaccine hoaxes are rampant on social media. Here’s how to spot them.|Rachel Lerman|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Medical definitions for paralyze
paralyze
[ păr′ə-līz′ ]
v.
To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
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