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Detailed Synonyms for inhibit in English

inhibit:

to inhibit verbe (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)

  1. to inhibit
    to suspend; to adjourn; to inhibit; to ban
    • suspend verbe (suspends, suspended, suspending)
    • adjourn verbe (adjourns, adjourned, adjourning)
    • inhibit verbe (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
    • ban verbe (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 verbe (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
    • curb verbe (curbs, curbed, curbing)
    • suppress verbe (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
      • suppress a nascent uprising1
    • conquer verbe (conquers, conquered, conquering)
      • conquer one's desires1
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • stamp down verbe
      • stamp down on littering1
  3. to inhibit
    – limit the range or extent of 1
    to inhibit
    – limit the range or extent of 1
    • inhibit verbe (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 verbe (inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)
    • suppress verbe (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
    • bottle up verbe (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 verbe (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 verbe (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