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View usage for: (ɪnhɪbɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense inhibits, present participle inhibiting, past tense, past participle inhibited1. verbIf something inhibits an event or process, it prevents it or slows it down. Sugary drinks inhibit digestion. [VERB noun] The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hinder, stop, prevent, check More Synonyms of inhibit 2. verbTo inhibit someone from doing something means to prevent them from doing it, although they want to do it or should be able to do it. It could inhibit the poor from getting the medical care they need. [VERB noun + from] Officers will be inhibited from doing their duty. [V n from -ing/n] Synonyms: prevent, stop, bar, frustrate More Synonyms of inhibit inhibit in British English (ɪnˈhɪbɪt) verbWord forms: -its, -iting or -ited (transitive)1. to restrain or hinder (an impulse, a desire, etc) 3. to stop, prevent, or decrease the rate of (a chemical reaction) 4. electronicsa. to prevent the occurrence of (a particular signal) in a circuit b. to prevent the performance of (a particular operation) Derived forms inhibitable (inˈhibitable) adjective inhibitive (inˈhibitive) or inhibitory (inˈhibitory) adjective Word origin C15: from Latin inhibēre to restrain, from in-2 + habēre to have inhibit in American English (ɪnˈhɪbɪt) verb transitive1. to hold back or keep from some action, feeling, etc.; check or repress 2. Rare to prohibit; forbid SIMILAR WORDS: reˈstrain Derived forms inhibitive (inˈhibitive) adjective or inˈhibiˌtory (ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪˌtɔri) Word origin < L inhibitus, pp. of inhibere, to hold back, restrain, curb < in-, in, on + habere, to have, hold: see habit Examples of 'inhibit' in a sentenceinhibit In other languagesinhibit British English: inhibit VERB If something inhibits an event or process, it prevents it or slows it down. Sugary drinks inhibit digestion. - American English: inhibit
- Brazilian Portuguese: inibir
- Chinese: 阻碍
- European Spanish: inhibir
- French: inhiber
- German: hemmen
- Italian: inibire
- Japanese: 妨げる出来事・過程を
- Korean: 제지하다
- European Portuguese: inibir
- Latin American Spanish: inhibir
Chinese translation of 'inhibit' vt - (= slow down, stop)
阻止 (zǔzhǐ) to inhibit sb from doing sth (= discourage) 阻止某人做某事 (zǔzhǐ mǒurén zuò mǒushì)
Definition to restrain or hinder (an impulse or desire) buildings which inhibit the supply of light and air Synonyms prevent stem the flow of throw a spanner in the works of hold back or in Opposites allow , further , encourage , enable , permitDefinition to prohibit or prevent The poor will be inhibited from getting the medical care they need. Synonyms Opposites support , let , allow , encourage , enable , permit, abet Additional synonymsDefinition to slow or stop the development of The new rules could arrest the development of good research. Synonyms stop, end, hold, limit, check, block, slow, delay, halt, stall, stay, interrupt, suppress, restrain, hamper, inhibit, hinder, obstruct, retard, impedeDefinition to obstruct He stepped in front of her, barring her way. Synonyms block, restrict, hold up, restrain, hamper, thwart, hinder, obstruct, impede, shut off Definition to exclude They have been barred from playing in several countries. Synonyms exclude, ban, forbid, prohibit, keep out of, disallow, shut out of, ostracize, debar, blackball, interdict, black |