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Definitions of paralyze
  1. verb
    cause to be paralyzed and immobile
    "The poison paralyzed him" "Fear paralyzed her"

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  2. verb
    make powerless and unable to function
    "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

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Definition that contains paralyze
  • numb so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified
  • paralyze cause to be paralyzed and immobile
  • paraplegic a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)
  • paralyse cause to be paralyzed and immobile
  • quadriplegic a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
  • digger wasp solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae
  • mud dauber wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae
  • hemiplegic a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body)
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