v. Function: verb
1 to render completely powerless, ineffective, or inert FF1C; a general strike that paralyzed the nation FF1E;
Synonyms: cripple, disable, disarm, immobilize, incapacitate, prostrate; compare MAIM , WEAKEN 1
Related Words: deaden, enfeeble, weaken; close, shut (down); freeze; demolish, destroy, knock out
Idioms: bring to a grinding halt, tie hand and foot
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Synonyms: DAZE 2, bedaze, bemuse, benumb, petrify, stun, stupefy
Related Words: appall, daunt, dismay, horrify; cripple, disable, enfeeble, weaken; astound, flabbergast, nonplus
Contrasted Words: animate, enliven, pep (up), stimulate
Antonyms: galvanize