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paralyzing |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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