paralyse

Other spellings

• (US) paralyze

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈparəlʌɪz/

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Verb

Plain form paralyse

Third-person singular paralyses

Past tense paralysed

Past participle paralysed

Present participle paralysing

1. If you paralyse someone, you make a person (or a part of their body) not able to move wholly or partly.

Related words

• paralysis
• paralytic
• paralytical