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Definition of Inhibit
1. Verb. To put down by force or authority. "Conquer one's desires"
Specialized synonyms: Blink, Blink Away, Wink, Dampen, Stifle, Choke Back, Choke Down, Choke Off, Hush, Hush Up, Quieten, Shut Up, Silence, Still, Burke, Silence, Quell, Quench, Squelch, Muffle, Repress, Smother, Stifle, Strangle
Generic synonyms: Check, Contain, Control, Curb, Hold, Hold In, Moderate
Derivative terms: Conquering, Conqueror, Inhibition, Inhibition, Subduer, Suppresser, Suppresser, Suppression, Suppression, Suppressive, Suppressor
2. Verb. Limit the range or extent of. "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
Derivative terms: Inhibitor, Inhibitory
3. Verb. Limit, block, or decrease the action or function of. "Inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
Generic synonyms: Hinder, Impede
4. Verb. Control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior.
Generic synonyms: Hold Back, Keep, Keep Back, Restrain
Specialized synonyms: Hold Back, Keep, Keep Back, Restrain, Quench, Choke
Derivative terms: Suppression
Definition of Inhibit
1. v. t. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
Definition of Inhibit
1. Verb. to hinder; to restrain ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inhibit
1. to restrain or hold back [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Inhibit
1. To curb or restrain. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inhibit
Literary usage of Inhibit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"In this study we t evidence that certain serotonin recep- agonists inhibit
prolactin secretion via :t effect on the dopamine receptor of pituitary ..."
2. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"Mr. Pope changed it to inhibit, and the emendation appears indubitable ...
And dare me to the desert with thy sword, If trembling 1 inhibit, then protest me ..."
3. Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology: Including Many of the Principal by James Mark Baldwin (1901)
"... and policy of the individual to inhibit. Examples of imperative ideas which
affect ... inhibit ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"These findings demonstrate that tacrine can both inhibit or enhance (SH)acetylcholine
release, most likely through its activity as a cholinesterase ..."
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