paralyzer

Variant of paralyze

transitive verb paralyzed, paralyzing

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

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

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