transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ə-ˌlīz, ˈpa-rə- ]
transitive verb
( -lyzed ; -lyz·ing )
Etymology: French paralyser, back-formation from paralysie paralysis, from Latin paralysis
Date: 1804
1. : to affect with paralysis
2. : to make powerless or ineffective
3. : unnerve
4. : stun , stupefy
5. : to bring to an end : prevent , destroy
• par·a·ly·za·tion ˌper-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən, ˌpa-rə- noun
• par·a·lyz·er ˈper-ə-ˌlī-zər, ˈpa-rə- noun
• par·a·lyz·ing·ly -ˌlī-ziŋ-lē adverb