paralyse
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- paralyze (mainly US and Canada)
Etymology edit
Verb edit
paralyse (third-person singular simple present paralyses, present participle paralysing, simple past and past participle paralysed)
- (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
- (transitive) To make unable to move; to immobilize.
- (transitive) To make unable to function properly.
- The transport strike paralysed the city.
Translations edit
paralyse — see paralyze
French edit
Verb edit
paralyse
- inflection of paralyser:
Latin edit
Noun edit
paralyse
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
paralyse m (definite singular paralysen, indefinite plural paralyser, definite plural paralysene)
References edit
- “paralyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
paralyse m (definite singular paralysen, indefinite plural paralysar, definite plural paralysane)
References edit
- “paralyse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.