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- pronunciation:
- pae
r
laIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
paralyzes, paralyzing, paralyzed |
| definition 1: |
to render partly or completely unable to move or feel sensations, as by an injury or disease.
The damage to her spine paralyzed her body from the neck down.The disease paralyzed his legs.
- similar words:
- cripple, disable, incapacitate, injure, numb
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| definition 2: |
to cause to be in a helpless or motionless state.
She was paralyzed by indecision.The strike will paralyze the auto industry.- synonyms:
- disable, immobilize, incapacitate
- antonyms:
- galvanize
- similar words:
- cripple, debilitate, halt, hamstring, prostrate, thwart
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| related words: |
stall |
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| derivations: |
paralyzingly (adv.), paralyzation (n.), paralyzer (n.) |
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