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paralyze Definition

para·lyze (par′ə līz′)

transitive verb -·lyzed′, -·lyz′·ing

  1. to cause paralysis in; make paralytic
  2. to bring into a condition of helpless inactivity; make ineffective or powerless

Etymology: Fr paralyser, back-form. < paralysie < L paralysis

paralyze Related Forms
par′a·ly·za′·tion noun par′a·lyz′er noun
paralyze Synonyms

paralyze

v.

strike with paralysis, make inert, render nerveless; see deaden 1.

paralyze Usage Examples

Object

  • muscle: Further, partially paralyzed muscles should be exercised with caution.
  • fear: Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Reverent fear is not a paralyzing fear but liberating fear.
  • girl: Similar plans back harm ' includes injuries protein needs rise girl paralyzed from.
  • effect: No one has yet invented a means for paralyzing the effects of the law of the class struggle.
  • system: Through mechanisms that will be described here, the code gradually paralyzes the system on which the interpreter applies the script.
  • force: The shock I had received many years beore revived within me with paralyzing force.

Subject

  • fear: Its editors noted that there's no reason to hold off on HDTV: Don't be paralyzed by fear of buyer's remorse.
  • polio: You would not want our children to be paralyzed by polio.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: On the lips of a bard, a story became an astonishing revelation, a song became a marvel of almost paralyzing beauty.
  • so: He may have been asleep, or he may have been so paralyzed with terror as to have been unable to cry out.
  • not: To fear in such circumstances is understandable and even desirable, provided that fear does not paralyze us with inaction.
  • basically: In a few people, the abdomen becomes bloated with a distended bowel that is basically paralyzed.
  • temporarily: A Linux box named foobar had assumed control of our domain yesterday and temporarily paralyzed our network.
  • permanently: After shooting and permanently paralyzing his daughter Barbara ( a.k.a.

Preposition: in

  • accident: Deeply in love with her husband, Jan, Bess feels guilty after he is paralyzed in an accident.

Preposition: from

  • waist: He was ejected from the bike and suffered serious injuries from which he is now paralyzed from the waist down.
  • neck: After a freak accident on... more...the job, Rhyme is left paralyzed from the neck down ( except for his index finger ).

Preposition: with

  • fear: Paralyzed with fear in a state of mass confusion, you struggle desperately to make sense of what's just happened.

Preposition: by

  • fear: Its editors noted that there's no reason to hold off on HDTV: Don't be paralyzed by fear of buyer's remorse.
  • polio: You would not want our children to be paralyzed by polio.