The snake's venom paralyzed the mouse. The air strikes have paralyzed the city's transportation system. The company was paralyzed by debt.
Recent Examples on the WebOr that the sudden onslaught of thousands of parasocial relationships might paralyze her.ELLE, 12 Aug. 2022 Lack of trust among group members can paralyze decision-making, creating stressful and emotionally charged environments. Brad Cousins, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021 From there, the virus can spread within the community and, over time, turn into a form that can paralyze people and start new epidemics.CBS News, 22 Aug. 2022 Because most cases of polio do not paralyze, a single case of paralysis suggests that the virus could already be widespread. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2022 Oral poliovirus vaccines use weakened forms of the virus that, if allowed to spread in a population with low immunization rates for a prolonged period of time, can regain the power to paralyze. Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 Aug. 2022 Doubts about Sandy Hook became the test case that showed how a new generation of outlandish conspiracy theories, born and spread on social media, would poison political discourse, polarize Americans, and paralyze public policy. Amanda J. Crawford, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 And yes, even after she was decapitated by Perseus, Medusa still had the power to paralyze.San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 The vaccine viruses in IPV, as it is known, cannot paralyze or transmit from person to person. Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French paralyser, back-formation from paralysie paralysis, from Latin paralysis