Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
inhibit someone's freedom
inhibit someone's education
hemmen, hindern, sperren
подавля́тьpodavljátʹ, подави́тьpodavítʹ, сде́рживатьsdérživatʹ
перешкоджатиpereškodžaty
(Philippines)To recuse.
More definitions
- prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
- make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
Examples
17 sentencesSome claim that taxing the rich inhibits job creation.
He noticed that this drug seemed to inhibit bacterial growth.
I should act, yet fear inhibits me from doing so.
Watching one movie after another inhibits a profound understanding of them.
You're never going to make it in showbiz, you're too inhibited.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to hold in or hold back; to restrain:
Русский
By meaning 1
to hold in or hold back; to restrain:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to hold in or hold back; to restrain:
Origin
From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“to hold in, check, restrain”From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“to hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“to have, hold, keep”).
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Forms
inhibits, inhibiting, inhibited, inhibitedSynonyms
46 synonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle