inhibit

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

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Infinitive
to inhibit

Third person singular
inhibits

Simple past
inhibited

Past participle
inhibited

Present participle
inhibiting

to inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)

  1. to hinder; to restrain

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