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inhibit
What does inhibit mean?
inhibit (verb): to hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use inhibit in a sentence?
- Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce inhibit?
/ɪnˈhɪbət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inhibit come from?
From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“to hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“to have, hold, keep”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “inhibit” mean?
to grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award
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to hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain
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to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
Not quite: that's what threaten means.
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
Not quite: that's what bind means.
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