"paralyse" meaning in English

See paralyse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: paralyses [present, singular, third-person], paralysing [participle, present], paralysed [participle, past], paralysed [past]
Etymology: From French paralyser. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|paralyser}} French paralyser Head templates: {{en-verb}} paralyse (third-person singular simple present paralyses, present participle paralysing, simple past and past participle paralysed)
  1. (transitive) To afflict with paralysis. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Diseases
    Sense id: en-paralyse-en-verb-5Etpcem1 Disambiguation of Diseases: 82 9 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 33 32
  2. (transitive) To make unable to move; to immobilize. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-paralyse-en-verb-LazXqe6E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 33 32
  3. (transitive) To make unable to function properly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-paralyse-en-verb-xWKEaZq- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 38 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 35 33 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: paralyze [Canada, US, mainly]

Inflected forms

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