inhibit
- (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- (Philippines) To recuse.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
Etymology
From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).
Related words
stamp down
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