paralyze

tr.v., -lyzed, -lyz·ing, -lyz·es.

1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic.
2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear.
3. To impair the progress or functioning of; make inoperative or powerless: strict regulations that paralyze economic activity.

[French paralyser, from paralysie, paralysis, from Old French, from Latin paralysis. See paralysis.]

paralyzation par'a·ly·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
paralyzer par'a·lyz'er n.
paralyzingly par'a·lyz'ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury: cripple, disable, immobilize, incapacitate, knock out. Idioms: put out ofactioncommission. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To render helpless, as by emotion: benumb, numb, petrify, stun, stupefy, wither. See affect/ineffectiveness.

IN BRIEF: To deprive of the power to move or feel in a part of the body. Also: to make helpless.

The medication will paralyze your arm for a short time.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - lamme

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlammen, stilleggen, verstommen, een einde maken aan

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Méd, fig) paralyser

Deutsch (German)
v. - lahmlegen, paralysieren, lähmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραλύω, προκαλώ (την) παράλυση

Italiano (Italian)
paralizzare, paralizzarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - paralisar, neutralizar

Русский (Russian)
парализовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - inmovilizar, paralizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - paralysera, lamslå, förlama

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使麻痹, 使无力, 使瘫痪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使麻痹, 使無力, 使癱瘓

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 마비시키다, 활동 불능이 되게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 麻痺させる, 無力にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشل, يجمده, يعطله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שיתק‬

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