paralyse

IPA: pɝˈæɫʌs

verb

  • (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
  • (transitive) To make unable to move; to immobilize.
  • (transitive) To make unable to function properly.
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Examples of "paralyse" in Sentences

  • Romberg had not observed this in other paralyses.
  • Pulverised bark is thrown into water to paralyse fish.
  • In June 1829, she was paralysed after a bout of the measles.
  • An attack of hemiplegia and aphasia in 1935 left him paralysed.
  • The wasp larva then slowly consumes the paralysed beetle larva.
  • Curare was not an anaesthetic after all, just a muscle paralyser.
  • There is nothing in such dreams that would distort or paralyse labour power.
  • Shadow chancellor George Osborne said the hung parliament would "paralyse" the economy.
  • Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi has vowed to "paralyse" gang violence in the Western Cape within the next two months.
  • He adds there will be a dip in confidence, a run on the pound and disastrous interest rate rises that will 'paralyse' the country.
  • The Tories stepped up their efforts to reverse the Liberal Democrat poll surge on Monday, with a warning a hung parliament would 'paralyse' the country.
  • Another well-known spokesman for the gay community, Aurelio Mancuso, condemned Panorama's investigation as a "horrible political and cultural operation", but agreed that if priests in Rome were to follow the advice given to them in yesterday's statement, it would "paralyse" the diocese.

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