Hyphenation of paralyze

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word paralyze? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

par-a-lyze

Definitions of paralyze:

1.	Make powerless and unable to function The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation
2.	Cause to be paralyzed and immobile The poison paralyzed him Fear paralyzed her

Synonyms of paralyze:

verb	paralyse, inactivate, deactivate
verb	paralyse, immobilize, immobilise

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.