paralyze : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: paralyze	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for paralyze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paralyze v make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" Synonym(s): paralyze, paralyse cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" Synonym(s): paralyze, paralyse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.] 1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. 2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.