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1. (v.t.) inhibit
to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
2. inhibit
to prohibit; forbid.
3. inhibit
to suppress or restrain from free expression, as of socially unacceptable behavior.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < L inhibēre to restrain =in-in-2+habēre to have, hold)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
2. (verb) inhibit
limit the range or extent of
"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
3. (verb) inhibit
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
"inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
4. (verb) inhibit, bottle up, suppress
control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
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1. (verb) inhibit
to stop sth from continuing
drugs that inhibit growth; to inhibit children's progress
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) inhibit
to check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder
2. (verb) inhibit
to forbid; to prohibit; to interdict
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Sense: to stop or hinder (eg someone from doing something).
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 Afrikaans: strem |
 Arabic: يَمْنَع، يُعيق، يَكْبَح |
 Bulgarian: подтискам |
 Brazilian: inibir |
 Czech: (za)bránit |
 German: hemmen |
 Danish: forhindre; hæmme |
 Greek: εμποδίζω, σταματώ κπ. |
 Spanish: impedir |
 Estonian: pärssima |
 Farsi: جلوگیری کردن |
 Finnish: estää |
 French: empêcher (qqn de) |
 Hebrew: לְעַכֵּב |
 Hindi: निरोध करना |
 Croatian: spriječiti |
 Hungarian: meggátol |
 Indonesian: mencegah, menghalangi |
 Icelandic: hindra, aftra |
 Italian: inibire |
 Japanese: 抑制する |
 Korean: 금지하다 |
 Lithuanian: sulaikyti, sutrukdyti |
 Latvian: apvaldīt; nomākt; kavēt |
 Malay: mencegah |
 Dutch: weerhouden, remmen |
 Norwegian: forby, (for)hindre |
 Polish: powstrzymać |
 Persian: جلوگیری کردن |
 Pashto: جلوګیری کول |
 Portuguese: inibir |
 Romanian: aîmpiedica |
 Russian: сдерживать;подавлять |
 Slovak: (za)brániť |
 Slovenian: ovirati, preprečevati |
 Serbian: sprečavati |
 Swedish: hämma, hindra |
 Thai: ยับยั้ง |
 Turkish: engellemek |
 Taiwanese: 禁止 |
 Ukrainian: перешкоджати, заважати |
 Urdu: روکنا |
 Vietnamese: cấm |
 Chinese: 禁止 |
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