PARALYSE


Meaning of PARALYSE in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE para·lyze ) / ˈpærəlaɪz; NAmE / verb [ vn ] [ often passive ]

1.

to make sb unable to feel or move all or part of their body :

The accident left him paralysed from the waist down .

( figurative )

paralysing heat

( figurative )

She stood there, paralysed with fear.

2.

to prevent sth from functioning normally :

The airport is still paralysed by the strike.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French paralyser , from paralysie paralysis.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.