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paralyze, paralyse
(verb) cause to be paralyzed and immobile; “The poison paralyzed him”; “Fear paralyzed her”
paralyze, paralyse
(verb) make powerless and unable to function; “The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paralyse (third-person singular simple present paralyses, present participle paralysing, simple past and past participle paralysed)
(transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
(transitive) To make unable to move; to immobilize.
(transitive) To make unable to function properly.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"a*lyse, v. t.
Definition: Same as Paralyze.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States