inhibit

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Etymology edit

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (I hold in, check, restrain), from in (in, at, on), + habeō (I have, hold, keep).

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

Verb edit

inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)

  1. (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder
    inhibit someone's freedom
    inhibit someone's education
  2. (Philippines) To recuse.

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Etymology edit

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (I hold in, check, restrain), from in (in, at, on), + habeō (I have, hold, keep).

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Participle edit

inhibit (feminine inhibida, masculine plural inhibits, feminine plural inhibides)

  1. past participle of inhibir