inhibit

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb to put down by force or authority
  2. verb limit the range or extent of
  3. verb limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“to hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“to have, hold, keep”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer, curb

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
control
Narrower (hyponyms)
wink, smother, hush, silence, stifle, burke

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