PARALYSE

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


Etymology

Verb

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



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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