1. Make powerless and unable to function
   "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"
   - paralyse [Brit, Cdn] 
2. Cause to be paralyzed and immobile
   "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her"
   - paralyse [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: paralyzed, paralyzes, paralyzing

Type of: deactivate, immobilise [Brit], immobilize, inactivate

Encyclopedia: Paralyze

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