English to English
inhibit
(/I/n'h/I/b/I/t
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verb (v)
- to put down by force or authority(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- limit the range or extent of(verb.change)Example:
Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs.
source: wordnet30 - limit, block, or decrease the action or function of(verb.social)Example:
Inhibit the action of the enzyme.
Inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction.
source: wordnet30 - To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.(verb)source: webster1913