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in⋅hib⋅it
[in-hib-it] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.). |
| 2. | to prohibit; forbid. |
| 3. | Psychology. to consciously or unconsciously suppress or restrain (psychologically or sociologically unacceptable behavior). |
| 4. | Chemistry. to decrease the rate of action of or stop (a chemical reaction). |
Origin:
1425–75; late ME inhibiten < L inhibitus, ptp. of inhibēre to restrain, equiv. to in- in- 2 + -hibēre, comb. form of habēre to have, hold
1425–75; late ME inhibiten < L inhibitus, ptp. of inhibēre to restrain, equiv. to in- in- 2 + -hibēre, comb. form of habēre to have, hold
Related forms:
in⋅hib⋅it⋅a⋅ble, adjective
in⋅hib⋅i⋅to⋅ry [in-hib-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , in⋅hib⋅i⋅tive, adjective
[in-hib-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , in⋅hib⋅i⋅tive, adjective
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| in·hib·it (ĭn-hĭb'ĭt) tr.v. in·hib·it·ed, in·hib·it·ing, in·hib·its
[Middle English inhibiten, to forbid, from Latin inhibēre, inhibit-, to restrain, forbid : in-, in; see in-2 + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.] in·hib'it·a·ble adj., in·hib'i·tive, in·hib'i·to'ry (-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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Inhibit
In*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref. in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.]1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder. Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by the objects without them. --Bentley. 2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict. All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament. --Clarendon. Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one. --Ayliffe.
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Language Translation for : inhibit
Spanish:
impedir,
German:
hemmen,
Japanese:
抑制する
Main Entry: in·hib·it
Pronunciation: in-'hib-&t
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to restrain from free or spontaneous activityespecially through the operation of inner psychological or external social constraints
2 a : to reduce or suppress the activity of inhibit it —H. W. Kendler> b : to retard or prevent the formation of c : to retard, interfere with, or prevent (a process or reaction)<inhibit ovulation>
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inhibit in·hib·it (ĭn-hĭb'ĭt)
v. in·hib·it·ed, in·hib·it·ing, in·hib·its
- To hold back; restrain.
- To suppress or restrain a behavioral process, an impulse, or a desire consciously or unconsciously.
- To prevent or decrease the rate of a chemical reaction.
- To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of something in the body, as an enzyme or organ.
in·hib'i·to'ry (-tôr'ē) adj.
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