See also: Paralyse and paralysé

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From French paralyser.

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paralyse (third-person singular simple present paralyses, present participle paralysing, simple past and past participle paralysed)

  1. (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
  2. (transitive) To make unable to move; to immobilize.
  3. (transitive) To make unable to function properly.
    The transport strike paralysed the city.

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paralyse

  1. inflection of paralyser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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paralyse

  1. ablative singular of paralysis

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From para- +‎ -lyse.

Noun edit

paralyse m (definite singular paralysen, indefinite plural paralyser, definite plural paralysene)

  1. (pathology, formal) paralysis

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From para- +‎ -lyse.

Noun edit

paralyse m (definite singular paralysen, indefinite plural paralysar, definite plural paralysane)

  1. (pathology, formal) paralysis

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