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to take an action that makes something less likely to happen, or that discourages someone from doing something: The merger of the two corporations was not allowed because it would inhibit open competition.
- English (US)
INHIBIT meaning: 1. to prevent someone from doing something...
- Simplified
INHIBIT translate: 使…拘谨；使…有顾忌, 抑制；约束. Learn more in the...
- Traditional
INHIBIT translate: 使…拘謹；使…有顧忌, 抑制；約束. Learn more in the...
- Inhibited
inhibited. adjective. uk / ɪnˈhɪb.ɪ.tɪd / us / ɪnˈhɪb.ə.t̬ɪd...
- Portuguese Translation
INHIBIT translate: inibir, inibir, inibir. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
inhibited. adjective. uk / ɪnˈhɪb.ɪ.tɪd / us / ɪnˈhɪb.ə.t̬ɪd /. Add to word list. not confident enough to say or do what you want: The presence of strangers made her feel inhibited. Synonym. hung up informal.
Verb Forms. inhibit something (formal) to prevent something from happening or make it happen more slowly or less frequently than normal. A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child. Financial considerations are inhibiting access to higher education.
1. to restrain or hinder (an impulse, a desire, etc) 2. to prohibit; forbid. 3. to stop, prevent, or decrease the rate of (a chemical reaction) 4. electronics. a. to prevent the occurrence of (a particular signal) in a circuit.
to make the progress or growth of something slower: This product inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria. inhibit verb [T] (PERSON) to make it more difficult for someone to do something: Their threats inhibited witnesses from giving evidence. (Definition of inhibit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
interdict implies prohibition by civil or ecclesiastical authority usually for a given time or a declared purpose. practices interdicted by the church. inhibit implies restraints or restrictions that amount to prohibitions, not only by authority but also by the exigencies of the time or situation.
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(ɪnhɪbɪtɪd ) adjective. If you say that someone is inhibited, you mean they find it difficult to behave naturally and show their feelings, and that you think this is a bad thing. [disapproval] We are rather inhibited about touching each other. [+ about] Synonyms: shy, reserved, guarded, withdrawn More Synonyms of inhibited.
