inhibit

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/

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• Hyphenation: in‧hib‧it

Verb

Plain form inhibit

Third-person singular inhibits

Past tense inhibited

Past participle inhibited

Present participle inhibiting

1. (transitive) To inhibit is to stop something happening, or to make it happen less.

   She wanted to kiss him, but was inhibited by the onlookers.