paralyseparalyzev.

Brit.

/ˈparəlʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌlaɪz/

Forms: late Middle English 1800s paralize, 1700s– paralyse, 1800s– paralyze.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. 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: paralysie n.; French paralysie , -ize suffix; French paralyser.

Etymology: In early use probably < paralysie n. or its etymon Middle French paralysie + -ize suffix; in quot. ?a1425 at sense 1 translating post-classical Latin paralyticare to paralyse (1363 in Chauliac; a1250, 1344 in British sources; < classical Latin paralyticus paralytic n.). In later use < French paralyser (1765; 1575 in Middle French in past participle paralysé ) < paralysie (see above) + -iser -ize suffix.

1. transitive. To affect with paralysis. Cf. palsy v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > afflict with convulsive or paralytic disorder [verb (transitive)] > paralyse

paralyse?a1425

impalsyc1750

palsify1882

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 69 (MED) When þer is made a wonde in þe heued in þe riȝt partie, it is paralized [L. paraliticatur] in þe lefte and agayneward, For þe neruez þat comeþ to þe riȝt party beþ rotelich in þe lefte.

1763 A. Sutherland Attempts Antient Med. Doctr. I. 316 If the muscular fibres of the stomach come to be paralysed, the food lies in a useless lump.

1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 188 To paralize the opposite side of the body.

1844 Ld. Brougham Albert Lunel II. iv. 106 Some with their spine wounded and their limbs paralysed in consequence.

1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised v. 222 The depending right-hand antenna is almost paralysed, and is apparently functionless.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 343 Among the digger-wasps..there is every grade, from a random stinging of their prey to a rapid dagger-thrust which paralyses the nervous system.

1988 P. Cutting Children of Siege xii. 151 Little Bilal was wounded by a sniper's bullet, paralysing him from the waist down.

2002 M. McGrath Silvertown (2003) xviii. 177 Crushing the consumptive's phrenic nerve in order to paralyse the diaphragm.

2. figurative.

a. transitive. To deprive of energy or power; to render helpless, inactive, or ineffective; (now) esp. to make (a person) unable to think or act normally through fear, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > make inactive [verb (transitive)]

unactive1639

stun1700

unmechanize1761

paralyse1764

hang1778

benumb1789

inactivate1901

disable1932

stultify1958

deactivate1970

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > render unable [verb (transitive)] > render powerless > render powerless or helpless

stuna1400

dozen1487

palsy?1615

paralyse1764

palsify1882

1764 Francis Quarle's Emblems Modernized i. vi. 23 Yet who his Happiness can paralize?

1795 J. Owen Agency of God 8 The reference of events to causes independent of the agency of God—to the necessity of matter or the volitions of men—presumptuously paralyses the perfections of Deity.

1805 London Cries 39 (T.) Or has taxation chill'd the aguish land, And paralysed Britannia's bounteous hand?

1832 S. Warren Passages from Diary of Late Physician I. i. 12 My professional efforts were paralysed.

1890 Congress. Rec. 19 May 4933/1 You boast about what you have done for the American farmer... What audacity! It paralyzes me.

1952 Sc. Jrnl. Theol. 5 120 Apocalypticism threatened to paralyse the life of the Church.

1991 D. Lodge Paradise News ii. i. 145 Basically I was paralysed with fear of hell and ignorance of sex.

2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 May d9/3 They found her in a trance, paralyzed by the selection of push pins.

b. transitive. Chiefly North American. To stop (a system, place, or organization) from operating by causing disruption; to bring to a standstill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > render immobile [verb (transitive)] > stop the movement of > bring to a standstill

astintc700

stinta1330

arrestc1374

stopc1440

stowc1440

stote1489

to pull up1623

to draw up1765

halt1805

to bring to a standstill1809

snub1841

paralyse1933

1933 N.Y. Times 25 Oct. 31/3 (heading) Strike paralyzes trade in Havana.

1959 N.Y. Times 30 Jan. 1/1 The worst fog for many winters..paralyzed London and most of England and Wales tonight.

1970 A. Toffler Future Shock ix. 165 Great cities are paralyzed by strikes, power failures, riots.

1984 Weekend Austral. 10–11 Nov. 7/1 Half-a-dozen towns and villages have been virtually paralysed since Sunday, when municipal workers went on strike.

Derivatives

ˈparalyser n. a paralysing agent; a paralysant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > agent

paralyser1843

paralysant1875

1843 E. Smith Jrnl. 30 July in Irish Jrnls. (1980) 64 It was a weight over them—a paralyser of exertion.

1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 270 Opium, aconite, lobelia, and the cardiac paralyzers.

1995 Maxim July 11/1 Collagen round the eyes and an injection of botulinus toxin (a nerve paralyser) above the eyebrow to get rid of creases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	paralyse
释义	paralyseparalyzev. Brit. /ˈparəlʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌlaɪz/ Forms: late Middle English 1800s paralize, 1700s– paralyse, 1800s– paralyze. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. 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: paralysie n.; French paralysie , -ize suffix; French paralyser. Etymology: In early use probably < paralysie n. or its etymon Middle French paralysie + -ize suffix; in quot. ?a1425 at sense 1 translating post-classical Latin paralyticare to paralyse (1363 in Chauliac; a1250, 1344 in British sources; < classical Latin paralyticus paralytic n.). In later use < French paralyser (1765; 1575 in Middle French in past participle paralysé ) < paralysie (see above) + -iser -ize suffix. 1. transitive. To affect with paralysis. Cf. palsy v. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > afflict with convulsive or paralytic disorder [verb (transitive)] > paralyse paralyse?a1425 impalsyc1750 palsify1882 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 69 (MED) When þer is made a wonde in þe heued in þe riȝt partie, it is paralized [L. paraliticatur] in þe lefte and agayneward, For þe neruez þat comeþ to þe riȝt party beþ rotelich in þe lefte. 1763 A. Sutherland Attempts Antient Med. Doctr. I. 316 If the muscular fibres of the stomach come to be paralysed, the food lies in a useless lump. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 188 To paralize the opposite side of the body. 1844 Ld. Brougham Albert Lunel II. iv. 106 Some with their spine wounded and their limbs paralysed in consequence. 1862 C. Darwin On Var. Contrivances Orchids Fertilised v. 222 The depending right-hand antenna is almost paralysed, and is apparently functionless. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 343 Among the digger-wasps..there is every grade, from a random stinging of their prey to a rapid dagger-thrust which paralyses the nervous system. 1988 P. Cutting Children of Siege xii. 151 Little Bilal was wounded by a sniper's bullet, paralysing him from the waist down. 2002 M. McGrath Silvertown (2003) xviii. 177 Crushing the consumptive's phrenic nerve in order to paralyse the diaphragm. 2. figurative. a. transitive. To deprive of energy or power; to render helpless, inactive, or ineffective; (now) esp. to make (a person) unable to think or act normally through fear, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > make inactive [verb (transitive)] unactive1639 stun1700 unmechanize1761 paralyse1764 hang1778 benumb1789 inactivate1901 disable1932 stultify1958 deactivate1970 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > render unable [verb (transitive)] > render powerless > render powerless or helpless stuna1400 dozen1487 palsy?1615 paralyse1764 palsify1882 1764 Francis Quarle's Emblems Modernized i. vi. 23 Yet who his Happiness can paralize? 1795 J. Owen Agency of God 8 The reference of events to causes independent of the agency of God—to the necessity of matter or the volitions of men—presumptuously paralyses the perfections of Deity. 1805 London Cries 39 (T.) Or has taxation chill'd the aguish land, And paralysed Britannia's bounteous hand? 1832 S. Warren Passages from Diary of Late Physician I. i. 12 My professional efforts were paralysed. 1890 Congress. Rec. 19 May 4933/1 You boast about what you have done for the American farmer... What audacity! It paralyzes me. 1952 Sc. Jrnl. Theol. 5 120 Apocalypticism threatened to paralyse the life of the Church. 1991 D. Lodge Paradise News ii. i. 145 Basically I was paralysed with fear of hell and ignorance of sex. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 9 May d9/3 They found her in a trance, paralyzed by the selection of push pins. b. transitive. Chiefly North American. To stop (a system, place, or organization) from operating by causing disruption; to bring to a standstill. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > render immobile [verb (transitive)] > stop the movement of > bring to a standstill astintc700 stinta1330 arrestc1374 stopc1440 stowc1440 stote1489 to pull up1623 to draw up1765 halt1805 to bring to a standstill1809 snub1841 paralyse1933 1933 N.Y. Times 25 Oct. 31/3 (heading) Strike paralyzes trade in Havana. 1959 N.Y. Times 30 Jan. 1/1 The worst fog for many winters..paralyzed London and most of England and Wales tonight. 1970 A. Toffler Future Shock ix. 165 Great cities are paralyzed by strikes, power failures, riots. 1984 Weekend Austral. 10–11 Nov. 7/1 Half-a-dozen towns and villages have been virtually paralysed since Sunday, when municipal workers went on strike. Derivatives ˈparalyser n. a paralysing agent; a paralysant. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > agent paralyser1843 paralysant1875 1843 E. Smith Jrnl. 30 July in Irish Jrnls. (1980) 64 It was a weight over them—a paralyser of exertion. 1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 270 Opium, aconite, lobelia, and the cardiac paralyzers. 1995 Maxim July 11/1 Collagen round the eyes and an injection of botulinus toxin (a nerve paralyser) above the eyebrow to get rid of creases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.?a1425
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