inhibit
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ verb
Forms inhibits inhibiting inhibited
- verb (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. “inhibit someone's freedom”
- verb (Philippines) To recuse.
Synonyms
behedge blunt crimp foreclose delay difficult diminish forestay retroact interfere intervene forslow frustrate get in the way hamper dash handicap hinder hold up hurt suppress stamp down subdue conquer curb bottle up
Etymology
From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“to hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“to have, hold, keep”).
Webster’s 1913
Etymology [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref. in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “inhibit”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details