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UK
/ɪnhˈɪbɪt/
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[ US /ˌɪnˈhɪbət/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈhɪbət/ ]
VERB
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prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs -
make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
his father's cold and distant demeanor inhibited him emotionally -
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
he let his anger bottle up until he exploded
suppress a smile -
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
inhibit the action of the enzyme
inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction
How To Use inhibit In A Sentence
- ‘In big companies, there can be a lot of layers that inhibit the creative process,’ she says, explaining her decision to strike out on her own.
- Lefebvre V, Peeters-Joris C, Vaes G. Modulation by interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor alpha of production of collagenase, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases and collagen types in differentiated and dedifferentiated articular chondrocytes. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- BDC is currently conducting a Phase two placebo-controlled proof of concept study with the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor, etanercept, epidurally administered to a minimum of 40 patients with sciatica. THE MEDICAL NEWS
- The young ladies of the public relation are too inhibited to laugh freely.
- Water dilutes, dissolves and helps eliminate toxins and trash that could otherwise inhibit immune function, muscle recovery and growth.
- Did the deflation of the 19th century inhibit economic growth? Times, Sunday Times
- Myostatin is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily of growth and differentiation factors and is a primary regulator of muscle growth both pre - and postnatally, primarily via inhibition of myoblast proliferation and differentiation PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- Both the sexes move so closely that inhibitions and hesitations are a thing of the past now.
- What I find highly ironic and, indeed, perturbing, is that U.S. trade laws have in their application proven much more effective in inhibiting legitimate, cross-border, long-standing supplier-customer transactions carried on within a Canada-U.S. free trade environment than they have in dealing with these "dump and jump" boatloads of predatory imports. Free Trade With the U.S.Only in a Dream World
- Conclusion MTBE′s carcinogenicity to animals may relate to induction of cell proliferation and inhibition of cell apoptosis.
