'Paralyze' definitions:
Definition of 'paralyze'
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Definition of 'Paralyze'
From: GCIDE
- Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing.] [F. paralyser. See Paralysis.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'paralyze'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amaze,
- anesthetize,
- appall,
- astonish,
- astound,
- awe,
- awestrike,
- bedaze,
- bedazzle,
- bemuse,
- benumb,
- besot,
- bewilder,
- blunt,
- boggle,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- chloroform,
- close,
- coldcock,
- confound,
- cripple,
- daunt,
- daze,
- dazzle,
- deaden,
- deflate,
- demolish,
- desensitize,
- destroy,
- disable,
- disarm,
- dismay,
- dope,
- drug,
- dull,
- dumbfound,
- dumbfounder,
- enchain,
- enfeeble,
- etherize,
- flabbergast,
- freeze,
- gag,
- hamstring,
- handcuff,
- hobble,
- hog-tie,
- horrify,
- immobilize,
- incapacitate,
- kayo,
- knock out,
- knock senseless,
- knock stiff,
- knock unconscious,
- KO,
- lay out,
- manacle,
- muzzle,
- narcotize,
- nonplus,
- numb,
- obtund,
- overwhelm,
- palsy,
- perplex,
- petrify,
- prostrate,
- put to sleep,
- scare stiff,
- scare to death,
- shock,
- shut down,
- silence,
- stagger,
- startle,
- strangle,
- strike dead,
- strike dumb,
- strike terror into,
- strike with wonder,
- stun,
- stupefy,
- surprise,
- terrify,
- throttle,
- truss up,
- weaken