v. t. | 1. | |
1. | To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. | |
2. | To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; |
Verb | 1. | paralyze - make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation" Synonyms: paralyse |
2. | paralyze - cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her" Synonyms: paralyse |