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palsify, v. rare.|ˈpɔːlzɪfaɪ|
[f. palsy + -fy.]
trans. To afflict with palsy, to paralyse; also fig.
1775Ash, Palsified,..diseased with the palsy. 1851G. Outram Legal Lyrics, Annuity x, She's palsified—an' shakes her head sae fast about, ye scarce can see't. 1882J. Walker Jaunt to Auld Reekie 296 She'll palsify Industry's arms.
Hence palsifiˈcation, paralysing action.
1866R. Chambers Ess. Ser. i. 138 Through the very palsification of despair. |