par·a·lyse (p r  -l z )v. Chiefly British Variant of paralyze. |
paralyse US, paralyze [ˈpærəˌlaɪz]
vb (tr)
1. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol to affect with paralysis
2. (Medicine) Med to render (a part of the body) insensitive to pain, touch, etc., esp by injection of an anaesthetic
3. to make immobile; transfix
[from French paralyser, from paralysie paralysis]
paralysation US, paralyzation n
paralyser US, paralyzer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | paralyse - make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" deactivate, inactivate - make inactive; "they deactivated the file" |
| 2. | paralyse - cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" palsy - affect with palsy immobilise, immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" |
paralyse
verb
1. disable, cripple, lame, debilitate, incapacitate Her sister had been paralysed in a road accident.
2. freeze, stun, numb, petrify, transfix, stupefy, halt, stop dead, immobilize, anaesthetize, benumb He was paralysed with fear.
3. immobilize, freeze, halt, disable, cripple, arrest, incapacitate, bring to a standstill The strike has virtually paralysed the country.
Translations
paralyse paralyze (US) [ˈpærəlaɪz] VT (lit, fig) → paralizar
to be paralysed in both legs → estar paralizado de las dos piernas
to be paralysed with fright → estar paralizado de miedo
the factory was paralysed by the strike → la fábrica quedó paralizada por la huelga
to be paralysed in both legs → estar paralizado de las dos piernas
to be paralysed with fright → estar paralizado de miedo
the factory was paralysed by the strike → la fábrica quedó paralizada por la huelga
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