Search results
- Dictionaryparalyse/ˈparəlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. cause (a person or part of the body) to become partly or wholly incapable of movement: "Mrs Burrows had been paralysed by a stroke" Similar
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
PARALYSE definition: 1. to cause a person, animal, or part of the body to lose the ability to move or feel: 2. to cause…. Learn more.
to cause a person or animal to lose the ability to move or feel part of the body, or to cause someone or something to be unable to act or operate correctly: He was paralyzed from the waist down. Commuter traffic paralyzes the city’s roads every morning.
verb. /ˈpærəlaɪz/ (British English) ( North American English paralyze) [often passive] Verb Forms. paralyse somebody to make somebody unable to feel or move all or part of their body. The accident left him paralysed from the waist down. He was partially paralysed by the fall. (figurative) paralysing heat.
1.verb. If someone is paralysed by an accident or an illness, they have no feeling in their body, or in part of their body, and are unable to move. Her married sister had been paralysed in a road accident. [beVERB -ed] ...a virus which paralysed his legs. [VERB noun] paralysedadjective. The disease left him with a paralysed right arm.
paralyze. If someone is paralyzed by an accident or an illness, they have no feeling in their body, or in part of their body, and are unable to move. She is paralyzed from the waist down. A guy with paralyzed legs is not supposed to ride horses.
paralyse meaning, definition, what is paralyse: if something paralyses you, it makes you...: Learn more.
Paralyse definition: to affect with paralysis. See examples of PARALYSE used in a sentence.
noun. /pəˈræləsɪs/ (plural paralyses. /pəˈræləsiːz/ ) [uncountable, countable] a loss of control of, and sometimes feeling in, part or most of the body, caused by disease or an injury to the nerves. paralysis of both legs. Extra Examples. Topics Health problems c2, Disability c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
paralyse. Other forms: paralysed; paralysing. Definitions of paralyse. verb. cause to be paralyzed and immobile. synonyms: paralyze. see more. verb. make powerless and unable to function.
to cause a person, animal, or part of the body to lose the ability to move or feel: The drug paralyzes the nerves so that there is no feeling or movement in the legs. to cause a person, group, or organization to stop working or acting normally: A sudden snowstorm paralyzed the city. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Injuring and injuries
