inhibit

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
    inhibit someone's freedom
    inhibit someone's education
  2. (Philippines) To recuse.

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