Hypertext Webster Gateway: "paralyzed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.]
1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to
render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the
community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paralyzed
adj : affected or subject to with paralysis [syn: {paralytic}]
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