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par•a•lyze
Pronunciation: (par'u-līz"), [key]—
v.t., -lyzed, -lyz•ing.
1. to affect with paralysis.
2. to bring to a condition of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act:
The strike paralyzed communications. Also, esp. Brit.,par'a•lyse".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.