paralyze

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verb

1. make powerless and unable to function (Freq. 1)
- The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation
• Syn:
paralyse
• Hypernyms:
inactivate, deactivate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. cause to be paralyzed and immobile (Freq. 1)
- The poison paralyzed him
- Fear paralyzed her
• Syn:
paralyse
• Hypernyms:
immobilize, immobilise
• Hyponyms:
palsy
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something