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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: affected with paralysis [syn: paralytic, paralyzed]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Paralyze Par"a*lyze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paralyzed; p. pr. & vb. n. Paralyzing.] [F. paralyser. See Paralysis.] 1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy. 2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.

Moby Thesaurus

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