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paralyse

/ˈpær.ə.laɪz/

/ˈpɛr.ə.laɪz/

Translations

paralyseverb

paralysed

Past Simple

paralysed

Past Participle

paralysing

Gerund

/ˈpær.ə.laɪz/

/ˈpɛr.ə.laɪz/

The accident could paralyse him for life.

Авария может парализовать его на всю жизнь.

Synonyms

render motionless

Antonyms

paralyseverb

To cause a person or part of the body to become partly or wholly incapable of movement.

The accident paralysed him from the waist down.

To bring a system, activity, or organization to a standstill or halt.

The strike paralysed the city's public transportation system.