inhibit

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

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

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.

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

• IPA^(key): (Central) [i.niˈβit]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [i.niˈbit]
• Rhymes: -it

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

1. past participle of inhibir