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Meanings of paralyze in English

Portuguese
entorpecer
Catalan
paralitzar
Spanish
paralizar

Cause to be paralyzed and immobile.

entorpecer
Synonyms
Examples for "paralyse"
Examples for "paralyse"
1
The immediate effect of the blow was to paralyse the second-hand department.
The Divine Fire
2
Also the farcical nature of the whole proceeding seemed to paralyse her.
Beatrice
3
Most services are to go out to tender, which will paralyse decision-making.
The Guardian
4
If we break through thirty kilometres, we would paralyse a hundred kilometres.
A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
5
An odour of burning, I was convinced, would paralyse all the inmates.
Three John Silence Stories
Usage of paralyze in English
1
These concerns continued to paralyze the administration as other opportunities came along.
War by other means: an insider's account of the war on terror
2
But I can't allow worrying about the possibility to paralyze us, either.
War Of Honor
3
It's a very effective way to paralyze people, not to disperse them.
The new yorker
4
Tells how the scramble for money can propel legislation or paralyze it.
The new yorker
5
I should paralyze the work of the place if I were resident.
The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions; Or, Joints In Ou...
6
But fear would never paralyze him, as it might have done before.
American empire: blood and iron
7
To paralyze the band, this master intelligence must be neutralized by death.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
8
True love does not paralyze, but doubles the high qualities of man.
Cleopatra — Volume 04
9
To-morrow we'll put a team into the field that will paralyze Rockland.
Frank Merriwell's Cruise
10
This spectacle seemed to paralyze them, overcome them with a fatal fascination.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
11
I gave him a shot big enough to paralyze a bull alligator.
The talisman
12
His words, his tones, his glance simply paralyze her-notfiguratively, but positively.
Six Women
13
Her neck was still fragile; a fall could paralyze her for life.
God's gift
14
They paralyze the spider first, then lay their eggs on the body.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
15
Perhaps he sought to paralyze him into inactivity, or to divide his forces.
Wizardborn
16
And we all have fear, but you can't let that fear paralyze you.
The one-week job project: one man, one year, 52 jobs
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Translations for paralyze
Catalan
paralitzar
Spanish
paralizar
Paralyze through the time
Paralyze across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common