Associations to the word «Paralyse»

Wiktionary

PARALYSE, verb. (transitive) To afflict with paralysis.
PARALYSE, verb. (transitive) To make unable to move; to immobilize.
PARALYSE, verb. (transitive) To make unable to function properly.

Dictionary definition

PARALYSE, verb. Make powerless and unable to function; "The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation".
PARALYSE, verb. Cause to be paralyzed and immobile; "The poison paralyzed him"; "Fear paralyzed her".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca