Inhibit

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  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To hold back; restrain: synonym: restrain.
  • transitive verb. To cause (a person) to behave in a restrained or self-conscious way.
  • transitive verb. To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction).
  • transitive verb. To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).
  • transitive verb. To prohibit (an ecclesiastic) from performing clerical duties.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To hold back; hinder by obstruction or restriction; check or repress.
  • To forbid; prohibit; interdict.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
  • transitive verb. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
  • transitive verb. To cause the rate of (a chemical or biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt.
  • transitive verb. To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving conscious or unconscious motivations.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. to hinder; to restrain
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
  • verb. limit the range or extent of
  • verb. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
  • verb. to put down by force or authority
  • Word Usage
    "Therefore he decides that although the First Amendment forbids Congress to abridge political speech, that proscription is somehow superseded by Congress's right to, in Breyer's words, "inhibit" some "speech opportunities" in the name of fine-tuning "a democratic conversation.""
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bound  confine  hinder  impede  limit  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    prohibit  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    'cuz  Dt  Hampton  acinar  agonal  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arrest  avert  ban  bar  bit  
    verb-form