paralyze

paralyze is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 23 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
2. transitive verb. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.
3. verb. cause to be paralyzed and immobile

   "The poison paralyzed him"

   "Fear paralyzed her"

   Synonyms: paralyse

4. verb. make powerless and unable to function

   "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation"

   Synonyms: paralyse

Synonyms

paralyse

Common word forms

paralyzed, paralyzer, paralyzes, paralyzing

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