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Meaning inhibit meaning

What does inhibit mean?
Definitions in simple English

inhibit Verb

— To inhibit is to stop something happening, or to make it happen less. She wanted to kiss him, but was inhibited by the onlookers.

inhibit

— verb (= suppress, stamp down, conquer) to put down by force or authority suppress a nascent uprising stamp down on littering conquer one's desires — verb limit the range or extent of Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs — verb control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior — verb limit, block, or decrease the action or function of inhibit the action of the enzyme inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction

Synonyms inhibit synonyms

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inhibit English » English

prevent restrain hinder check suppress bar obstruct impede curb thwart stifle prohibit forbid subdue hold back control block withhold stop stem restrict interdict detain debar stymy stymie stamp down squelch retard retain repress oppress hold get in the way forestall foil disallow deter conquer bridle brake bottle up avert trammel taboo suspend suppression stupefy stunt strangle

Topics inhibit topics

What do people use inhibit to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Shy, timid
States Time Aspectual time Start something

Stop something

Conjugation inhibit conjugation

How do you conjugate inhibit?

inhibit · verb

Examples inhibit examples

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Simple sentences

Yet education is the only factor that can inhibit prejudice, be it between ethnicities or genders.

Movie subtitles

So you should de-inhibit!
We might inhibit them.
Well, it's only a theory, but I think there may be one way. to inhibit that machine's power of movement.
Inhibit CNG.
I trust my painting won't inhibit your ideas.
I promise not to inhibit his field of fire.
But I've put together a device to inhibit this temporarily.
Such as sadness...produce endorphins that inhibit the organism's growth.
They inhibit the secretion of the salivary glands while drying out the tissues of the tongue. lt works every time.
Do not let my title inhibit you, Klingon.
APU to inhibit.
Or agree to take certain drugs for the rest of your life. Drugs that inhibit your abilities.
Tomorrow, I will teach you a Vulcan mind-control technique that will help you inhibit your giggles.
What am I doing to inhibit my relationship with those around me by concealing my true self? - I have a thought on that.
Blessed are they who convert their neighbour's ox, for they shall inhibit their girth.
To minimise muscular growth that would inhibit flying he used his legs seldom, until his gait resembled a starling.
Since this child was born, her father has tried to inhibit her use of those powers.
It will endanger the life of my informant. and inhibit my ability to do myjob.
I would not wish to inhibit you.
Drugs that inhibit your abilities.
For they shall inhibit their girth.
Do you want to inhibit your father's wedding?
Do not let my title inhibit you Klingon.
All members of the Vulcan race learn to inhibit emotions.
We feel they inhibit individuality.
It doesn't inhibit his movement in any way, and I think it really sells the whole doughboy thing.
I have no idea, and i don't know why anyone would want to inhibit it, either.
The LVAD will inhibit organ deterioration, allow you to get off the meds you're on and give your heart a much-needed rest.
Not if you're right. Antidepressants would inhibit his autonomic nervous system, which would only speed up the heart attacks.

News and current affairs

Crisis conditions can liberate a gifted leader from the accumulated constraints of vested interests and bureaucratic inertia that normally inhibit action in the American system.
Instead of relying on fads emanating from abroad, we need to experiment and look for the unique solutions that will allow us to circumvent ingrained social structures that inhibit growth.
Its main goal is to inhibit Western support for Georgia, and to prevent reconciliation with the breakaway regions.
Several countries, most notably Germany and France, seem hobbled by inflexible labor markets and regulations that inhibit dynamism.
Unfortunately, political polarization and general policy dysfunction in both the US and the European Union continue to inhibit such an effort.
Another potential area of contention - conflicting notions of personal privacy - could inhibit the two sides' ability to accomplish their shared goal of opening up the digital market.
Indeed, in his recent speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that such cuts significantly inhibit job creation.
And they cannot eliminate pockets of excessive indebtedness that inhibit new investment and growth.
Depending on the way it is used, the market may contribute to social and economic development or inhibit it.
Of course, some increase in unemployment as a result of more rapid technological change is certainly likely, especially in places like Europe, where a plethora of rigidities inhibit smooth adjustment.
That question is usually not singled out for attention, but it appears spot-on for what we really want to know: what deep anxieties and fears do people have that might inhibit their willingness to spend for a long time.
A poorly designed patent system - like the one we have now - can inhibit follow-on research.
In reality, these conflicts are not frozen; they are festering wounds that breed corruption and organized crime. They inhibit democratization and incite instability.
Cell growth is regulated by a balance between genes that stimulate growth, and those that inhibit it.
This loss of faith is, sadly, establishing a dynamic that will itself inhibit the concessions that are needed if a permanent agreement is to be found.
So tackling any obstacles that could inhibit the effective application of these additional resources is a priority.
Potential Republican presidential candidates have hesitated to take up this issue in public - perhaps feeling that it will inhibit their ability to raise money from Wall Street.
And it is why research shows that patenting genes actually reduces the production of new knowledge about genes: the most important input in the production of new knowledge is prior knowledge, to which patents inhibit access.
Moreover, while nuclear weapons pose a continuing danger, they also inhibit the risk of war as a means of power politics by making mutual destruction a certainty.
Xi's visit to India strongly suggests that China is determined to engage with Modi in ways that are intended to inhibit the bilateral rivalry from intensifying.
And its staff possesses unparalleled expertise about individual countries, including insight into the difficult local politics that sometimes inhibit the reforms needed to ensure returns on investment.
They inhibit democratization and incite instability.
Genes that stimulate cell growth are called oncogenes; those that inhibit it are called tumor suppressor genes.
New drugs, which have been designed to inhibit tumor angiogenesis, are showing promise in clinical trials.

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