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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Paralyze

/pĕr'-əl-īzˌ/ · Par·a·lyze · IPA /ˈpæɹəˌlaɪz/
01 v. t. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing
  1. 1.
    To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
  2. 2.
    To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.Fig.: