inhibit
Meaning of inhibit
verb
- hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process).
cold inhibits plant growth
- make (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.
they felt inhibited by the presence of healthcare professionals
- (in ecclesiastical law) forbid (a member of the clergy) to exercise clerical functions.
late Middle English (in the sense ‘forbid (a person) to do something’): from Latin inhibere ‘hinder’, from in- ‘in’ + habere ‘hold’.
Information about inhibit
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of inhibit is: inhibits.
- Languages in which inhibit is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of inhibit
in-hibit
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- inhibit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
inhibit synonyms
Meaning suppress:
suppress, subdue, conquer, curb
Meaning delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder:
Meaning make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen:
Meaning a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic:
Meaning prevent or try to prevent (something) by showing disapproval or creating difficulties:
Meaning (in various sports) impede (a player in the opposing team) in a manner which constitutes an offence:
Meaning reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process:
Meaning delay or hold back in terms of progress or development:
Meaning stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable):
Meaning suppress (a thought or desire) so that it becomes or remains unconscious:
Meaning put a limit on; keep under control:
Meaning prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:
Meaning compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action:
Meaning put a bridle on (a horse):
Meaning restrain; limit:
Meaning confine or restrict (someone):
Meaning inhibit the development of:
Meaning hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking:
Meaning prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled:
Meaning stop or check (progress or a process):
Meaning prevent or constrain (an activity or idea):
Meaning kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate:
Meaning keep (something) from happening:
Meaning put an obstacle in the way of (something proposed or attempted):
Meaning prevent (someone) from accomplishing something:
Meaning prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding:
Meaning reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure:
Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
Meaning bring or come to an abrupt stop:
inhibit antonyms
Meaning help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work:
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Meaning let (someone) have or do something:
Words that rhyme with inhibit
ProHIBiT, adhibit, cohibit, disinhibit, exhibit, overinhibit, preexhibit, prohibit, reexhibit, reprohibit, Sibit, multibit
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