Definition of inhibit Inhibit
/ɪnhɪˈbʌt/ - [inhibut] - in•hib•it
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| inhibit - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior | ||
| bottle up, suppress | ||
| keep back, restrain, hold back, keep hold back | ||
| keep back, restrain, hold back, keep hold back | ||
| quench cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel" | ||
| choke breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" | ||
| inhibit - limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" | ||
| trammel, limit, throttle, bound, restrict, restrain, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" | ||
| inhibit - limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction" | ||
| biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms | ||
| chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | ||
| impede, hinder be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" | ||
| inhibit - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" | ||
| suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer, curb | ||
| hold in, curb, contain, moderate, control, check, hold keep to the curb; "curb your dogs" | ||
| blink away, blink, wink briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" | ||
| stifle, dampen smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" | ||
| choke back, choke down, choke off suppress; "He choked down his rage" | ||
| hush up, silence, quieten, shut up, still, hush keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" | ||
| burke get rid of, silence, or suppress; "burke an issue" | ||
| silence keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power" | ||
| quell, squelch, quench overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" | ||
| muffle, repress, stifle, smother, strangle deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- inhibit (v. t.)
To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder. - inhibit (v. t.)
To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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inhibit
in-hib′it, v.t. to hold in or back: to keep back: to check.—n. Inhibi′tion, the act of inhibiting or restraining: the state of being inhibited: prohibition: a writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.—adj. Inhib′itory, prohibitory. [L. inhibēre, -hibitum—in, in, habēre, to have.]
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🔤- inhibit, verb, present, 1st person singular of inhibit (infinitive).
- inhibit, verb (infinitive).
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