paralyze

v.使…瘫痪；v.使…虚弱无力

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
paralyze (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to affect with - paralysis
2.
to make powerless or ineffective
3.
- unnerve
4.
- stun stupefy
5.
to bring to an end - prevent destroy
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
paralyze (verb)
1.
to render powerless, ineffective, or unable to move
SYNONYMS:
cripple, disable, hamstring, immobilize, incapacitate, prostrate
RELATED WORDS:
attenuate, debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, tire, undercut, undermine, weaken; hobble, lame; maim, mutilate; knock out
NEAR ANTONYMS:
energize, galvanize, invigorate, vitalize; fortify, strengthen; empower; freshen, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, restore, revitalize, revive
paralyze (verb)
2.
to deprive of courage or confidence
SYNONYMS:
demoralize, emasculate, paralyze, undo, unman, unstring
RELATED WORDS:
debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, neuter, weaken; prostrate, sap, soften, tire, waste; frighten, intimidate, psych (out), scare, terrify, terrorize; daunt, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit; craze, derange, madden, unbalance, unhinge; discompose, disquiet, disturb, faze, perturb, unsettle, upset, weird out
NEAR ANTONYMS:
fortify, strengthen; embolden, encourage, hearten
nerve
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