UK and ANZ, US paralyze [verb] [T] - to cause (a person or animal) to lose the ability to move or feel, or to cause (a person, animal, organization or place) to be unable to act, think or work correctlyThe effect of the drug is to paralyse the nerves so that there is no feeling or movement in the legs.The huge volume of commuter traffic paralyses the city's roads every morning and evening. [T]
PARALYSE
Meaning of PARALYSE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012