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What does paralyze mean?

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

Verb
  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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A good deal of work has been done on chemicals that can incapacitate, disorient, or paralyze opponents.
He just wants to paralyze a nation, cause fear and panic and dread to become part of our everyday lives.
There must be continuity of this structure too, for to sever a nerve is to paralyze all beyond.
They were determined to paralyze the committee so they could avoid answering questions.
Botox is made up of a minute amount of botulism, a poison that can paralyze.
But how to deal with an effect that is not physically visible yet has the potential to paralyze a people?

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