paralyze
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- 22
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of paralyze
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)To afflict with paralysis.
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verb
- (transitive)To afflict with paralysis.
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(transitive)To render unable to move; to immobilize.
“So I stood alone in horror / Paralyzed with fear and dread / When a voice dead and inhuman / Whispered to me "go, you fool, Warren's dead!"”
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(transitive)To render unable to function properly.
“The transport strike paralyzed the city.”
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Etymology
Partly a borrowing from French. Probably partly either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or partly (ii) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: Middle English paralysie, -ize suffix; French paralyser.
Words you can make from paralyze
115 playable · top: PLAZA (16 pts)
Best play plaza 16 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
37 words- LAZY 16 pts
- PREZ 15 pts
- LAZE 13 pts
- RAZE 13 pts
- ZEAL 13 pts
- PALY 9 pts
- PLAY 9 pts
- PRAY 9 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- YELP 9 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- EYRA 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- RAYA 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- YARE 7 pts
- YEAR 7 pts
- APER 6 pts
- LARP 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PARA 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PLEA 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- ALAE 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- LEAR 4 pts
- RALE 4 pts
- REAL 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- YEZ 15 pts
- ZAP 14 pts
- ZEP 14 pts
- REZ 12 pts
- PAY 8 pts
- PLY 8 pts
- PRY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- PYE 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YEP 8 pts
- AYE 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YEA 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
2-letter words
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