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paralyzed

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par·a·lyze  (pr-lz)
tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es
1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear.
3. To impair the progress or functioning of; make inoperative or powerless: strict regulations that paralyze economic activity.
[French paralyser, from paralysie, paralysis, from Old French, from Latin paralysis; see paralysis.]
para·ly·zation (-l-zshn) n.
para·lyzer n.
para·lyzing·ly adv.
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Adj.1.paralyzed - affected with paralysis
paralytic
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"


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Suddenly it became as midnight; the noises of the jungle ceased; the trees stood motionless as though in paralyzed expectancy of some great and imminent disaster.
Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
So he flew down and got that acorn, and fetched it up and dropped it in, and was just tilting his head back, with the heavenliest smile on his face, when all of a sudden he was paralyzed into a listening attitude and that smile faded gradually out of his countenance like breath off'n a razor, and the queerest look of surprise took its place.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
To be held paralyzed, with one's back toward some horrible and unknown danger from the very sound of which the ferocious Apache warriors turn in wild stampede, as a flock of sheep would madly flee from a pack of wolves, seems to me the last word in fearsome predicaments for a man who had ever been used to fighting for his life with all the energy of a powerful physique.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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