INHIBIT


Meaning of INHIBIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈhi-bət ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inhibitus, past participle of inhibēre, from in- in- (II) + habēre to have — more at habit

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1. : to prohibit from doing something

2.

a. : to hold in check : restrain

b. : to discourage from free or spontaneous activity especially through the operation of inner psychological or external social constraints

intransitive verb

: to cause inhibition

Synonyms: see forbid

• in·hib·i·tive -bə-tiv adjective

• in·hib·i·to·ry -bə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective

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