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Present participle for to cause to be partly or wholly incapable of movement, typically through injury or debilitation
“Suppose you can give him a pill that will enhance his temperament but paralyse his legs.”
Present participle for to be, or to make, immobile or unable to move
“The stupendousness of this request seemed to paralyse him for a moment.”
Present participle for to disable or bring something to a halt
“In these wild places, which can scarcely be said to be populated at all, a snowstorm does not block the King's highways or paralyse traffic.”
Present participle for to be immobilized through fear or shock
“Shrugging off the memories that could still paralyse her with fear if she let them, she whirled into action.”
Present participle for to deactivate or neutralize the functioning of something
“The effect of this medicine is to paralyse and deactivate the nervous system of certain types of worms.”
Present participle for to deprive of physical sensation or feeling
Present participle for to be detrimental to
Present participle for to neutralize or subdue (an effect or quality)
Present participle for to offend the moral feelings of
Present participle for to hold one's attention (with something fascinating)
Present participle for to stagnate or prevent from further development
Present participle for to make ineligible, as for entry to an examination
Causing, or related to, paralysis or immobility
Depriving one of feeling or responsiveness
Very shocking or upsetting
Causing a loss of energy or strength
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