paralyze
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par·a·lyze
(păr′ə-līz′)tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es
1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear.
3. To impair the progress or functioning of; make inoperative or powerless: strict regulations that paralyze economic activity.
[French paralyser, from paralysie, paralysis, from Old French, from Latin paralysis; see paralysis.]
par′a·ly·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
par′a·lyz′er n.
par′a·lyz′ing·ly adv.
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par•a•lyze
(ˈpær əˌlaɪz)v.t. -lyzed, -lyz•ing.
1. to affect with paralysis.
2. to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage or inability to act.
Also, esp. Brit.,par′a•lyse`.[1795–1805; back formation from paralysis]
par`a•ly•za′tion, n.
par′a•lyz`er, n.
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paralyze
Past participle: paralyzed
Gerund: paralyzing
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| Verb | 1. | paralyze - make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" deactivate, inactivate - make inactive; "they deactivated the file" |
| 2. | paralyze - cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" palsy - affect with palsy immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" |
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paralyze
verb1. To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury:
Idiom: put out of action.
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Translations
paralyze
[ˈpærəlaɪz] paralyse (British) vt (MEDICINE) → paralyser
(fig) [+ person, organization, place] → paralyser
to be paralyzed by fear → être paralysé(e) par la peur
to be paralyzed by indecision → être paralysé(e) par l'indécision
to be paralyzed by fear → être paralysé(e) par la peur
to be paralyzed by indecision → être paralysé(e) par l'indécision
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
paralyze
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
paralyze
[ˈpærəˌlaɪz] vt (Med) (fig) → paralizzareparalyzed with fear → paralizzato/a dalla paura
his leg is paralyzed → ha la gamba paralizzata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
par·a·lyze
v. paralizar, inmovilizar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
paralyze
vt paralizarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.