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paralyzes

paralyzes is the plural of paralyzis.

paralyzes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of paralyze.

Meaning of paralyze

Verb

paralyze (third-person singular simple present paralyzes, present participle paralyzing, simple past and past participle paralyzed)

  1. (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
  2. (transitive) To render unable to move; to immobilize.
    • So I stood alone in horror / Paralyzed with fear and dread / When a voice dead and inhuman / Whispered to me "go, you fool, Warren's dead!"2006, The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, “Harley Got Devoured by the Undead”, in An Even Scarier Solstice
  3. (transitive) To render unable to function properly.
    • The transport strike paralyzed the city.

Forms of paralyzes

alternative formparalyses

Questions about paralyzes

What is paralyzes the plural of?
Paralyzes is the plural of paralyzis.

Words near paralyzes in the dictionary

  1. paralyze
  2. paralyzed
  3. paralyzedly
  4. paralyzer
  5. paralyzers
  6. paralyzes
  7. paralyzing
  8. paralyzingly
  9. paralyzis
  10. param
  11. Param Vir Chakra

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