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inhibit

hold in check, restrain: The police officer will inhibit rowdy behavior.

Not to be confused with:

inhabit – be present in, make one’s home or live in: I inhabit a remodeled church.

in·hib·it

(ĭn-hĭb′ĭt)

tr.v. in·hib·it·ed, in·hib·it·ing, in·hib·its

a. To hold back; restrain: barricades that inhibited the movement of the crowd; a lack of knowledge that inhibited his inclination to ask questions. See Synonyms at restrain.

b. To cause (a person) to behave in a restrained or self-conscious way: He felt inhibited by the presence of so many famous people.

c. Psychology To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously.

a. Chemistry To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction).

b. Biology To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).

3. To prohibit (an ecclesiastic) from performing clerical duties.

[Middle English inhibiten, to forbid, from Latin inhibēre, inhibit-, to restrain, forbid : in-, in; see in-² + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

in·hib′it·a·ble adj.

in·hib′i·tive, in·hib′i·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj.

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inhibit

(ɪnˈhɪbɪt)

vb (tr) , -its, -iting or -ited

1. to restrain or hinder (an impulse, a desire, etc)

2. to prohibit; forbid

3. (Chemistry) to stop, prevent, or decrease the rate of (a chemical reaction)

4. (Electronics) electronics

a. to prevent the occurrence of (a particular signal) in a circuit

b. to prevent the performance of (a particular operation)

[C15: from Latin inhibēre to restrain, from in-² + habēre to have]

inˈhibitable adj

inˈhibitive, inˈhibitory adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•hib•it

(ɪnˈhɪb ɪt)

v.t.

1. to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).

2. to prohibit; forbid.

3. to suppress or restrain from free expression, as of socially unacceptable behavior.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin inhibēre to restrain =in- in-² + habēre to have, hold]

in•hib′it•a•ble, adj.

in•hib′i•to`ry, in•hib′i•tive, adj.

inhibit

Past participle: inhibited
Gerund: inhibiting

Imperative
inhibit
inhibit

Present
I inhibit
you inhibit
he/she/it inhibits
we inhibit
you inhibit
they inhibit

Preterite
I inhibited
you inhibited
he/she/it inhibited
we inhibited
you inhibited
they inhibited

Present Continuous
I am inhibiting
you are inhibiting
he/she/it is inhibiting
we are inhibiting
you are inhibiting
they are inhibiting

Present Perfect
I have inhibited
you have inhibited
he/she/it has inhibited
we have inhibited
you have inhibited
they have inhibited

Past Continuous
I was inhibiting
you were inhibiting
he/she/it was inhibiting
we were inhibiting
you were inhibiting
they were inhibiting

Past Perfect
I had inhibited
you had inhibited
he/she/it had inhibited
we had inhibited
you had inhibited
they had inhibited

Future
I will inhibit
you will inhibit
he/she/it will inhibit
we will inhibit
you will inhibit
they will inhibit

Future Perfect
I will have inhibited
you will have inhibited
he/she/it will have inhibited
we will have inhibited
you will have inhibited
they will have inhibited

Future Continuous
I will be inhibiting
you will be inhibiting
he/she/it will be inhibiting
we will be inhibiting
you will be inhibiting
they will be inhibiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inhibiting
you have been inhibiting
he/she/it has been inhibiting
we have been inhibiting
you have been inhibiting
they have been inhibiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inhibiting
you will have been inhibiting
he/she/it will have been inhibiting
we will have been inhibiting
you will have been inhibiting
they will have been inhibiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inhibiting
you had been inhibiting
he/she/it had been inhibiting
we had been inhibiting
you had been inhibiting
they had been inhibiting

Conditional
I would inhibit
you would inhibit
he/she/it would inhibit
we would inhibit
you would inhibit
they would inhibit

Past Conditional
I would have inhibited
you would have inhibited
he/she/it would have inhibited
we would have inhibited
you would have inhibited
they would have inhibited

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Verb	1.	inhibit - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb blink away, blink, wink - force to go away by blinking; "blink away tears" dampen, stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" choke back, choke down, choke off - suppress; "He choked down his rage" silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" 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 - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" muffle, stifle, strangle, repress, smother - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn" curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	2.	inhibit - limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
	3.	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 hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
	4.	inhibit - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior bottle up, suppress keep back, restrain, hold back, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device choke - check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"

inhibit

verb

1. hinder, stop, prevent, check, bar, arrest, frustrate, curb, restrain, constrain, obstruct, impede, bridle, stem the flow of, throw a spanner in the works of, hold back or in Sugary drinks inhibit digestion.
hinder allow, further, encourage, enable, permit

2. prevent, stop, bar, frustrate, forbid, prohibit, debar The poor will be inhibited from getting the medical care they need.
prevent support, let, allow, encourage, enable, permit, abet

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

inhibit

verb

1. To control, restrict, or arrest:

bit, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, keep, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain.

2. To check the freedom and spontaneity of:

constrain, constrict, cramp.

3. To refuse to allow:

ban, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, taboo.

Translations

يَمْنَع، يُعيق، يَكْبَح

bránitpotlačit

forhindrehæmme

hemmen verhindern

inhibir impedir

estäärajoittaa

inhiber réprimer empêcher

akadályozgátol

hindra, aftra

inibire

制止する抑制する抑止する阻止する

užsidaręsvaržtaivaržymas

apvaldītkavētnomākt

hämma

engellemek

перешкоджати

禁止

inhibit

[ɪnˈhɪbɪt] VT (= check) → inhibir, reprimir; (= prevent) → impedir
to inhibit sb from doing sth → impedir a algn hacer algo
don't let my presence inhibit the discussion → no quiero que mi presencia detenga la discusión
we cannot inhibit progress → no podemos reprimir el progreso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

inhibit

[ɪnˈhɪbɪt] vt

(= restrict) [+ growth, development, process, ability] → inhiber

(= discourage) [+ person] → inhiber
to inhibit sb from doing sth → désinciter qn à faire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inhibit

vt → hemmen (also Psych, Sci); ability, performance → beeinträchtigen; to inhibit somebody from doing something → jdn daran hindern, etw zu tun; don’t let me inhibit you → haben Sie meinetwegen keine Hemmungen; don’t let my presence inhibit the discussion → lassen Sie sich durch meine Anwesenheit in Ihrer Diskussion nicht stören

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

inhibit

[ɪnˈhɪbɪt] vt → inibire
to inhibit sb from doing sth → impedire a qn di fare qc

inhibit

(inˈhibit) verb

to stop or hinder (eg someone from doing something).

inˈhibited adjective

unable to relax and express one's feelings in an open and natural way.

inhibition (iniˈbiʃən) noun

in·hib·it

v. inhibir; inhibirse, cohibirse.

inhibit

vt inhibir

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The life was a new and alluring one, and in addition he had a sorrow in his breast and a great longing which he knew could never be fulfilled, and so he sought in study and in dissipation--the two extremes--to forget the past and inhibit contemplation of the future.

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In this case our ordinary system of habits--those which we call expressive of our 'real selves'-- inhibit or quench (keep inactive or partially inactive) those habits and instinctive tendencies which belong largely in the past"(p.

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For all this, however, poor Tom smarted in the flesh; for though Thwackum had been inhibited to exercise his arm on the foregoing account, yet, as the proverb says, It is easy to find a stick, &c.

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In appearance and atmosphere he was a strapping big college man, smooth-faced and easy-mannered, clean and simple and wholesome, with a known record of being a splendid athlete and an implied vast possession of cold culture of the inhibited sort.

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He acknowledged that he did not ask Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza to inhibit himself even though he was also part of the arbitration team as solicitor general then.

Carpio inhibits self from SC case for Calida's 'peace of mind'

Carpio inhibits from kalikasan writ hearing on WPS !-- -- Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) - July 3, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has inhibited from the environmental protection case filed with the Supreme Court (SC) by Zambales and Palawan fishermen aimed at compelling the government to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea and stop Chinese environmental depredation in Philippine waters.

Carpio inhibits from kalikasan writ hearing on WPS

They had previously linked this brain area to deciding to inhibit movement.

Brain System for Emotional Self-Control Discovered

After pirimiphos-methyl treatment the ChE, AE and AChE of all the developmental stages in Pak and FSS-II strains were completely inhibited. The higher molecular weight CE, however, was not much affected.

Effect of Pirimiphos-Methyl on Esterases of Different Developmental Stages of Three Strains of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst.) - An Electrophoretic Study

Klauber-DeMore said, "This data is encouraging, but we don't know yet whether Tacrolimus will inhibit breast cancer growth in humans.

Common transplant drug inhibits breast cancer growth in preclinical trial

The extract also inhibited the oxidation of meat pigments, preserving the fresh redness of treated meat when used at levels ranging from 0.02% to 0.10%.

Peanut skin extract

The exposed stumps are painted with herbicide to inhibit regrowth.

Tamarisk eradication

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