inhibit
verb /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inhibit | /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ |
| he / she / it inhibits | /ɪnˈhɪbɪts/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪts/ |
| past simple inhibited | /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ |
| past participle inhibited | /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form inhibiting | /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/ |
- inhibit something (formal) to prevent something from happening or make it happen more slowly or less frequently than normal
- A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
- Financial considerations are inhibiting access to higher education.
- Alcohol significantly inhibits the action of the drug.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- markedly
- seriously
- …
- tend to
- from
- inhibit somebody (from something/from doing something) to make somebody nervous or embarrassed so that they are unable to do something
- The managing director's presence inhibited them from airing their problems.
- The fear of dismissal inhibited employees from raising problems.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- markedly
- seriously
- …
- tend to
- from
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘forbid (a person) to do something’): from Latin inhibere ‘hinder’, from in- ‘in’ + habere ‘hold’.