paralyze

Other spellings

• (UK) paralyse

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈparəlʌɪz/

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Verb

Plain form paralyze

Third-person singular paralyzes

Past tense paralyzed

Past participle paralyzed

Present participle paralyzing

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

Related words

• paralysis
• paralytic
• paralytical