Paralyze

Verb

 * 1)  To afflict with paralysis.
 * 2)  To render unable to move; to immobilize.
 * 3)  To render unable to function properly.
 * The transport strike paralyzed the city.

Adverbs for Paralyze
intellectually; momentarily; permanently; magically; hypnotically.

Thesaurus
KO, amaze, anesthetize, appall, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle, bemuse, benumb, besot, bewilder, blunt, boggle, bowl down, bowl over, chloroform, close, coldcock, confound, cripple, daunt, daze, dazzle, deaden, deflate, demolish, desensitize, destroy, disable, disarm, dismay, dope, drug, dull, dumbfound, dumbfounder, enchain, enfeeble, etherize, flabbergast, freeze, gag, hamstring, handcuff, hobble, hog-tie, horrify, immobilize, incapacitate, kayo, knock out, knock senseless, knock stiff, knock unconscious, lay out, manacle, muzzle, narcotize, nonplus, numb, obtund, overwhelm, palsy, perplex, petrify, prostrate, put to sleep, scare stiff, scare to death, shock, shut down, silence, stagger, startle, strangle, strike dead, strike dumb, strike terror into, strike with wonder, stun, stupefy, surprise, terrify, throttle, truss up, weaken

Alternative forms

 * paralyse (mostly British)

Etymology
North American spelling of paralyse.