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   paralyse

   /ˈparəlʌɪz/

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   • 1. cause (a person or part of the body) to become partly or wholly incapable of movement: "Mrs Burrows had been paralysed by a stroke" Similar disableimmobilizerender/make powerlessincapacitatedebilitatenumbdeadenbenumbdullrare:obtundtorpefy
   • ▪ make (someone) unable to think or act normally, especially through panic or fear: "some people are paralysed by the thought of failure" Similar immobilizetransfixbecome rooted to the spotfreezestunrender motionlessbecome horror-struck/horror-strickenpetrifyrare:gorgonize
   • ▪ stop (a system, place, or organization) from operating by causing disruption: "the regional capital was paralysed by a general strike" Similar bring to a standstillimmobilizebring to a (grinding) halthaltstopfreezecrippledisableput out of action/commissionrender inoperativedeactivaterare:disenable

   Word Origin late Middle English: in early use probably from late Middle English paralysie ‘paralysis’ or its source Old French paralysie + -ize; in later use from French paralyser, from paralysie ‘paralysis’ (see paralysis).

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   • 1. paralysation noun

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   What does paralyse mean?

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   What is the definition of a paralyzed person?

   • Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. 1. (Pathology) pathol unable to move and with no feeling 2. (Medicine) med insensitive to pain, touch, etc, esp after an injection of an anaesthetic 3. unable to act or function properly: paralysed by/with fear.

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   What happens if a person is paralysed from the neck down?

   • Initially, this idea seemed to be supported by case reports in the 1970s of people with spinal injuries who were paralysed from the neck down. If someone is paralysed by an accident or an illness, they have no feeling in their body, or in part of their body, and are unable to move.

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   What happens if one person is left paralysed?

   • One person has already been left paralysed. This can pile up and become paralysing. When he stalls – paralysed by the enormity of the act – she speaks to the ambassador herself. Political activity was also paralysed. His right arm is still paralysed and when he walks it is with an awkward shuffle.

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   • Paralyse in Simplified Chinese

     PARALYSE translate: 使麻痹，使瘫痪, 使丧失活动力；使不能正常运作；使陷入瘫痪. Learn...

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     paralyse translate: paralitzar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     paralyse translate: 마비시키다, 마비되다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Paralyse: Arabic Translation

     paralyse translate: يَشِلّ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Paralyse: Russian Translation

     paralyse translate: парализовать , парализовать. Learn more...

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   Paralyse means to affect with paralysis, to make insensitive or immobile, or to render ineffective. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of this verb from Dictionary.com.

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   1. If someone is paralysed by an accident or an illness, they have no feeling in their body, or in part of their body, and are unable to move. [...] 2. If a person, place, or organization is paralysed by something, they become unable to act or function properly. [...] More. Conjugations of 'paralyse' present simple: I paralyse, you paralyse [...]

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   to cause a person or animal to lose the ability to move or feel part of the body, or to cause someone or something to be unable to act or operate correctly: He was paralyzed from the waist down. Commuter traffic paralyzes the city’s roads every morning.

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    PARALYSE definition: 1. to make someone unable to move all or part of their body: 2. to make something stop working: . Learn more.