Definitions
cause to be paralyzed and immobile
Word origin
Partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or partly (ii) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: Middle English paralysie, -ize suffix; French paralyser.
Used in a sentence
“So I stood alone in horror / Paralyzed with fear and dread / When a voice dead and inhuman / Whispered to me "go, you fool, Warren's dead!"”
“The transport strike paralyzed the city.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Make unable to move”8 letters
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