paralyze
verb (used with object), par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing.
Origin of paralyze
Synonyms for paralyze
Related Words for paralyzed
disabled, helpless, crippled, incapacitated, stupefied, benumbed, inactive, inert, nerveless, paralytic, torpid, unmovingExamples from the Web for paralyzed
Contemporary Examples of paralyzed
He was paralyzed from the waist down, a World War II veteran and had six weeks to live.
This jibe comes after ads in which Davis attacked the paralyzed Abbot for not caring about other wheelchair-bound Texans.
Mark Zuckerberg is putting $25 million towards tackling an epidemic that has paralyzed the world.
How Does Zuckerberg’s Ebola Pledge Measure Up To Other Bigwig Donations?Nina Strochlic
October 14, 2014
It certainly allays fears that the company is stagnating under Tim Cook, too paralyzed to make decisions without its founder.
Bigger, Bolder, and Better Than Ever: Steve Jobs Would Be Proud of Today's AppleKyle Chayka
September 9, 2014
In a 1964 Esquire profile, the usually savage Helen Lawrenson said his personality had paralyzed her into wordlessness.
Historical Examples of paralyzed
She was blind and paralyzed, and on the extreme verge of eternity.
Calendar's ravings were abrupted as if his tongue had been paralyzed.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
By and by, her brain grew less active; thought was paralyzed by pain.
Hetty's Strange HistoryAnonymous
A man whose limbs have been paralyzed, may still will to remove mountains.
Life: Its True GenesisR. W. Wright
Later I learned that his spine had been broken, that he would be paralyzed for life.
The HarborErnest Poole