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inhibit::verb | Spocien Dictionary

inhibit

verb

/ɪn'hɪbɪt/

consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

Type	Words
Synonyms	bottle up, suppress
Has types	muffle, stifle, smother, repress, choke, dampen, strangle
Derivation	inhibition

inhibit

verb

/ɪn'hɪbɪt/

limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

Type	Words
Type of	hinder, impede
Derivation	inhibitor

inhibit the action of the enzyme.

inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction.

inhibit

verb

/ɪn'hɪbɪt/

make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally

Type	Words
Type of	upset, disconcert, discompose, discomfit, untune

his father's cold and distant demeanor inhibited him emotionally.

inhibit

verb

/ɪn'hɪbɪt/

prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

Type	Words
Type of	forestall, preclude, prevent, foreclose, forbid
Derivation	inhibition, inhibitor, inhibitory

Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs.