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paralyze

verb

par·​a·​lyze ˈper-ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce paralyze (audio)
ˈpa-rə-
paralyzed; paralyzing

transitive verb

1
: to affect with paralysis
The snake's venom paralyzed the mouse.
2
: to make powerless or ineffective
A strike would paralyze the industry.
3
: unnerve
the paralyzing thing is the uncertainty Evelyn Whitehead
4
: stun, stupefy
I would paralyze the empire with the news! Rudyard Kipling
5
: to bring to an end : prevent, destroy
deadlock paralyzed action F. A. Ogg & Harold Zink
paralyzation noun
paralyzer noun
paralyzingly adverb

Example Sentences

The snake's venom paralyzed the mouse. The air strikes have paralyzed the city's transportation system. The company was paralyzed by debt.
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Word History

Etymology

French paralyser, back-formation from paralysie paralysis, from Latin paralysis

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of paralyze was in 1763

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