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PARALYZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to be paralyzed and immobile

Example:

Fear paralyzed her

Synonyms:

paralyse; paralyze

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "paralyze" is one way to...):

immobilise; immobilize (cause to be unable to move)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "paralyze"):

palsy (affect with palsy)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Make powerless and unable to function

Example:

The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation

Synonyms:

paralyse; paralyze

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "paralyze" is one way to...):

deactivate; inactivate (make inactive)

Sentence frames:

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Credits

 Context examples: 

Our ultimate hope is that the results of our experiments will help patients recover from the paralyzing effects caused by strokes and other neurological injuries by informing the strategies they use to ‘relearn’ lost skills.

(Brains may use short rest periods to strengthen memories, National Institutes of Health)

In past research, electrical stimulation of the lower spinal cord, combined with motor training, allowed patients who were paralyzed below the chest because of spinal cord injuries to regain some voluntary movement of their legs.

(Spinal cord stimulation helps paralyzed people move hands, NIH)

I'm p-paralyzed with happiness.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

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