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What does paralyse mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word paralyse? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
  2. (transitive) To make unable to move; to immobilize.
  3. (transitive) To make unable to function properly.
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They know perfectly well that that would paralyse decision-making in the Security Council.
They paralyse snails with a lethal injection which liquidises their insides and then they suck out the nourishment.
And it would not be affected by problems that can paralyse present railway tracks, like leaves on the line and wear and tear.
The enzymes and toxins in scorpion venom are used by the arachnid to paralyse its prey and digest its food.
Mulch could also cause power lines to short-circuit and temporarily paralyse the rail network.
It can paralyse state administrations and frighten its victims into variations on the Stockholm syndrome.

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