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PARALYZE

\pˈaɹəlˌa͡ɪz], \pˈaɹəlˌa‍ɪz], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_l_ˌaɪ_z]\

Definitions of PARALYZE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To strike or affect with loss of feeling or motion in any part of the body; unnerve; render useless or ineffective.
Paralyzed.
Paralyzing.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To strike with paralysis or palsy: to make useless: to deaden: to exhaust.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To make paralytic; deprive of the power to act.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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