paralyse (redirected from paralysingly)

par·a·lyse  (pr-lz)

v. Chiefly British

Variant of paralyze.

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paralyse or US -lyze

Verb

[-lysing, -lysed] or -lyzing, -lyzed

1. Pathol to affect with paralysis

2. to make immobile: he was paralysed by fear [French paralyser]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	paralyse - make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" paralyze deactivate, inactivate - make inactive; "they deactivated the file"
	2.	paralyse - cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" paralyze palsy - affect with palsy immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"

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paralyse

verb 1. disable, cripple, lame, debilitate, incapacitate

verb 2. freeze, stun, numb, petrify, transfix, stupefy, halt, stop dead, immobilize, anaesthetize, benumb

verb 3. immobilize, freeze, halt, disable, cripple, arrest, incapacitate, bring to a standstill

Translations

paralyse [ˈpærəlaɪz] (Brit) vt (also fig) → lähmen