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paralyse

/ˈpærəlaɪz/ verb · British & US
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What does paralyse mean?

verb

To deprive of the use of one's limbs or to cause a person or animal to be unable to move or carry out physical actions.

Example

"The accident left her paralysed from the waist down."

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