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Detailed Synonyms for inhibit in English

inhibit:

to inhibit verb (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)

  1. to inhibit
    to suspend; to adjourn; to inhibit; to ban
    • suspend verb (suspends, suspended, suspending)
    • adjourn verb (adjourns, adjourned, adjourning)
    • inhibit verb (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
    • ban verb (bans, banned, banning)
  2. to inhibit
    – to put down by force or authority 1
    to inhibit; to curb; to suppress; to conquer; to subdue; stamp down
    – to put down by force or authority 1
    • inhibit verb (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
    • curb verb (curbs, curbed, curbing)
    • suppress verb (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
      • suppress a nascent uprising1
    • conquer verb (conquers, conquered, conquering)
      • conquer one's desires1
    • subdue verb (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • stamp down verb
      • stamp down on littering1
  3. to inhibit
    – limit the range or extent of 1
    to inhibit
    – limit the range or extent of 1
    • inhibit verb (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
      • Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs1
  4. to inhibit
    – control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior 1
    to inhibit; to suppress; to bottle up
    – control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior 1
    • inhibit verb (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
    • suppress verb (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
    • bottle up verb (bottles up, bottled up, botteling up)
  5. to inhibit
    – limit, block, or decrease the action or function of 1
    to inhibit
    – limit, block, or decrease the action or function of 1
    • inhibit verb (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
      • inhibit the action of the enzyme1
      • inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction1
  6. to inhibit
    – To prevent an occurrence. For example, to inhibit interrupts from an external device means to prevent the external device from sending any interrupts. 2
    to inhibit
    – To prevent an occurrence. For example, to inhibit interrupts from an external device means to prevent the external device from sending any interrupts. 2
    • inhibit verb (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)

Conjugations for inhibit:

present
  1. inhibit
  2. inhibit
  3. inhibits
  4. inhibit
  5. inhibit
  6. inhibit
simple past
  1. inhibited
  2. inhibited
  3. inhibited
  4. inhibited
  5. inhibited
  6. inhibited
present perfect
  1. have inhibited
  2. have inhibited
  3. has inhibited
  4. have inhibited
  5. have inhibited
  6. have inhibited
past continuous
  1. was inhibiting
  2. were inhibiting
  3. was inhibiting
  4. were inhibiting
  5. were inhibiting
  6. were inhibiting
future
  1. shall inhibit
  2. will inhibit
  3. will inhibit
  4. shall inhibit
  5. will inhibit
  6. will inhibit
continuous present
  1. am inhibiting
  2. are inhibiting
  3. is inhibiting
  4. are inhibiting
  5. are inhibiting
  6. are inhibiting
subjunctive
  1. be inhibited
  2. be inhibited
  3. be inhibited
  4. be inhibited
  5. be inhibited
  6. be inhibited
diverse
  1. inhibit!
  2. let's inhibit!
  3. inhibited
  4. inhibiting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "inhibit":

  1. to put down by force or authority1
  2. limit the range or extent of1
    • Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs1
  3. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior1
  4. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of1
    • inhibit the action of the enzyme1
    • inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction1
  5. To prevent an occurrence. For example, to inhibit interrupts from an external device means to prevent the external device from sending any interrupts.2