- (v.t.) To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). paralyze. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/paralyze/definitions/2042024 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "paralyze" http://smartdefine.org/paralyze/definitions/2042024 (accessed September 27, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, paralyze, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/paralyze/definitions/2042024>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "paralyze" 27 May 2011. Web. 27 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/paralyze/definitions/2042024> |