Paralyze /(?)/

Par·a·lyze

Paralyze

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing

  1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
  2. To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts. Fig.: