PARALYSE

v. 1 immobilize, inactivate, deactivate, transfix; halt, stop The stroke paralysed his entire left side As the thing approached, the children became paralysed by fear. 2 deaden, numb, freeze, anaesthetize, benumb, render insensible This injection will paralyse your thumb so that we can operate on it 3 disable, cripple, incapacitate, disenable His left leg was paralysed in the accident