inhibit  /ɪnˈhɪbət/ verb [with object] |
inflected forms: inhibits; inhibited; inhibiting
1 : to keep (someone) from doing what he or she wants to do • You shouldn’t allow fear of failure to inhibit you. • He was inhibited by modesty. • Fear can inhibit people from expressing their opinions.
2 : to prevent or slow down the activity or occurrence of (something)• drugs that are used to inhibit infection • Strict laws are inhibitingeconomic growth.
— inhibitor /ɪnˈhɪbətɚ/ noun, plural inhibitors [count] • a powerfulinhibitor of infection • a growth inhibitor
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