Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
paralyse — (v.) alternative (chiefly British) spelling of PARALYZE (Cf. paralyze). For ending, see IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Paralysed; paralysing … Etymology dictionary
paralyse — UK US UK (US paralyze) /ˈpærəlaɪz/ verb [T] ► to cause a person, group, or organization to stop working: »The fuel protesters have threatened to try to paralyse the country again on November 13. »The company was paralyzed by debt for more than… … Financial and business terms
Paralyse — Par a*lyse, v. t. Same as {Paralyze}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paralyse — (chiefly US also paralyze) ► VERB 1) cause (a person or part of the body) to become partly or wholly incapable of movement. 2) bring to a standstill by causing disruption … English terms dictionary
paralyze — verb 1. make powerless and unable to function (Freq. 1) The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation • Syn: ↑paralyse • Hypernyms: ↑inactivate, ↑deactivate • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
paralyse — British variant of paralyze … New Collegiate Dictionary
paralyse — par·a·lyse (părʹə līz ) v. Chiefly British Variant of paralyze. * * * … Universalium
paralyze — paralyzant, adj., n. paralyzation, n. paralyzer, n. paralyzingly, adv. /par euh luyz /, v.t., paralyzed, paralyzing. 1. to affect with paralysis. 2. to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act: The strike… … Universalium
paralyse — (BrE) (AmE paralyze) verb ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ partially ▪ He was partially paralysed by the fall. ▪ almost, nearly … Collocations dictionary
paralyse — par|a|lyse BrE paralyze AmE [ˈpærəlaız] v [T] 1.) if something paralyses you, it makes you lose the ability to move part or all of your body, or to feel it ▪ Her legs were partly paralysed in the crash. 2.) to make something unable to operate… … Dictionary of contemporary English
paralyze — par|a|lyze [ˈpærəlaız] the American spelling of ↑paralyse … Dictionary of contemporary English
