Verb
Same as Paralyze.
Source: Webster's dictionary[partition of Ireland], ... the betrayal of the national democracy of Industrial Ulster, would mean a carnival of reaction both North and South, would set back the wheels of progress, would destroy the oncoming unity of the Irish labour movement and paralyse all advanced movements while it lasted. James Connolly
There is something about inside information which seems to paralyse a man's reasoning powers. Bernard Baruch
It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyse before we can live happily in this world. Nicolas Chamfort
The poison paralyzed him Source: Internet
Fear paralyzed her Source: Internet
The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation Source: Internet