inhibit
verb/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
Etymology From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“to hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“to have, hold, keep”).
1
To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- inhibit someone's freedom
- inhibit someone's education
2
Philippines To recuse.
- Derived terms
- autoinhibit, baroinhibit, coinhibit, disinhibit, enzyme-inhibiting medication, immunoinhibit, inhibin, inhibitability, inhibitable, inhibitant, inhibiter, inhibitive, Müllerian-inhibiting hormone, photoinhibit, transinhibit
- Related terms
- exhibit, exhibition, exhibitor, inhibition, inhibitor, inhibitory