coibir
Meaning
- (transitive) to restrain, to curb, to inhibit (to control or keep in check)
- (transitive) to stop, to halt, to cease (to cause to discontinue)
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kojˈbi(ʁ)/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cohibēre (“to confine”). Compare English cohibit.
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