English → Latin
“paralyze” in Latin
dēbilitōto cripple or maim; to debilitate, unnerve, disable or weakenfrangōto break, shatter; to break, shatter (a promise, a treaty, someone's ideas (dreams, projects), someone's spirit); to bremorbusa disease, illness, malady, sickness, disorder, distemper, ailment; a fault, vice, failing; sorrow, grief, distresscorripiōto seize or snatch up, catch, lay violent hands on, take hold of, grasp quickly; to hurry up, hasten, set up quickly; totorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; to be stupefied or astounded; to be inactive or listlessnervusa cord, string, thong or wire; the leather with which shields were covered; a fibermembrumlimb of the body; member.; the penis (membrum virīle); a portion, division
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
paralyze
PROP., debilitare: to be paralyzed, morbo, quem apoplexin vocant, corripi; apoplexi arripi: torpere (to be quite benumbed; e.g., nervi, membra): to be completely paralyzed, omnibus membris captum esse.
Figuratively, debilitare; frangere. (The words are found in this connection and order.) debilitare et frangere: to be paralyzed, torpere (e.g., metu, Liv.): this misfortune had paralyzed their minds, hoc malum cum stupore et miraculo torpidos defixerat (Liv. 22, 53, 6).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for paralyze?
- The usual Latin words for “paralyze” are dēbilitō, frangō, morbus; also corripiō, torpeō, nervus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.