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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   British standard spelling of paralyze.
2. 2
   cause to be paralyzed and immobile wordnet
3. 3
   make powerless and unable to function wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

freezeimmobilizeparalyzeparalyzesecurestun

Example

More examples

"Many venomous animals paralyse their prey."

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