inhibited
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o·ver·in·hib·it·ed, adjective
sem·i-in·hib·it·ed, adjective
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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 Middle English inhibiten < Latin inhibitus, past participle of inhibēre to restrain, equivalent to in- in-2 + -hibēre, combining form of habēre to have, hold
1425–75; late Middle English inhibiten < Latin inhibitus, past participle of inhibēre to restrain, equivalent to in- in-2 + -hibēre, combining form of habēre to have, hold
Related forms
in·hib·it·a·ble, adjective
in·ter·in·hib·i·tive, adjective
non·in·hib·i·tive, adjective
non·in·hib·i·to·ry, adjective
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inhibit (ɪnˈhɪbɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -its, -iting, -ited | |
| 1. | to restrain or hinder (an impulse, a desire, etc) |
| 2. | to prohibit; forbid |
| 3. | to stop, prevent, or decrease the rate of (a chemical reaction) |
| 4. | electronics |
| a. to prevent the occurrence of (a particular signal) in a circuit | |
| b. to prevent the performance of (a particular operation) | |
| [C15: from Latin inhibēre to restrain, from | |
| in'hibitable | |
| —adj | |
| in'hibitive | |
| —adj | |
| in'hibitory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
inhibit
mid-15c., "to forbid, prohibit," from L. inhibit-, pp. stem of inhibere (see inhibition). Psychological sense (1876) is from earlier, softened meaning of "restrain, check, hinder" (1530s).
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Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Researchers eventually solved the mystery-it turned out the venom inhibited an enzyme that is key to regulating blood pressure.
He did not even keep a diary--To do so would have inhibited my work, he comments drily in the preface to his autobiography.
When those nerves are inhibited, it's harder for the brain to recruit them into its rerouted circuits.
Far from being inhibited by their loss of privacy, they glory in mutual degradation.
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