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third-person singular simple present paralyzes, present participle paralyzing, simple past and past participle paralyzed
(transitive) To afflict with paralysis. examples
(transitive) To render unable to move; to immobilize. quotations examples
So I stood alone in horror / Paralyzed with fear and dread / When a voice dead and inhuman / Whispered to me "go, you fool, Warren's dead!"
2006, The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, “Harley Got Devoured by the Undead”, in An Even Scarier Solstice
(transitive) To render unable to function properly. examples