PARALYSE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Paralyse

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late Middle English: in early use probably from late Middle English paralysie ‘paralysis’ or its source Old French paralysie + -ize; in later use from French paralyser, from paralysie ‘paralysis’ (see paralysis)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈparəlʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

cause (a person or part of the body) to become partly or wholly incapable of movement

Short Definition:

cause person or part of body to become partly or wholly incapable of movement

Examples:
  • Mrs Burrows had been paralysed by a stroke
Variant Forms:
  • paralyze

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