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What does paralyze mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word paralyze? Here's what it means.

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  1. (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
  2. (transitive) To render unable to move; to immobilize.
  3. (transitive) To render unable to function properly.
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There must be continuity of this structure too, for to sever a nerve is to paralyze all beyond.
Many species feed on elongated fish, such as eels, which they paralyze with their venom.
Botox is made up of a minute amount of botulism, a poison that can paralyze.
He just wants to paralyze a nation, cause fear and panic and dread to become part of our everyday lives.
Recognition of these relationships is not meant to paralyze action or innovation.
In this volume we will look at ways to send an energy boost to the entire nervous system, to paralyze an opponent.

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