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inhibeo

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From in- + habeō (have, hold).

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    inhibeō (present infinitive inhibēre, perfect active inhibuī, supine inhibitum); second conjugation

    1. to lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop
    2. to hinder, prevent, inhibit
    3. to practise, perform, use, employ

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    References

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    • inhibeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • inhibeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • inhibeo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to stop rowing; to easy: sustinere, inhibere remos (De Or. 1. 33)
      • to back water: navem retro inhibere (Att. 13. 21)