2. Verb. (present participle of paralyze) ¹
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Definition of Paralyzing
1. paralyze [v] - See also: paralyze
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paralyzing
Literary usage of Paralyzing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Marine Insurance by Solomon Stephen Huebner (1920)
"Eliminates the paralyzing Effects of Worry and Fear.— Few enterprises are surrounded
by so many serious hazards as maritime ventures. ..."
2. History of Baptist Indian Missions: Embracing Remarks on the Former and by Isaac McCoy (1840)
"paralyzing effects of ardent spirits. Preparation of Indian youths for superior
usefulness. They enter the Baptist Theological Institution at Hamilton, ..."
3. Experimental Pharmacology by Hugh McGuigan (1919)
"Drugs paralyzing the Sympathetic Nerve Endings in the Eye.— (1) Cocain in large
amounts paralyzes all nerve endings. Ergo- toxin will paralyze ..."
4. The Foundation of Death: A Study of the Drink-question by Axel Gustafson (1885)
"Dr. EA Parkes, in the Manual of Practical Hygiene (London, 1878), gives the
following description of the nerve-paralyzing effects of alcohol :— " In most ..."
5. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"It is employed as a mild mydriatic by eye surgeons, its advantages over Atropine
being its more rapid action in paralyzing accommodation and effecting ..."
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