01 v. t. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
imp. & p. p.
Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Paralyzing
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1.
To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
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2.
To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.Fig.: