inhibit, v.
(inhibited, inhibiting, inhibits)
freq. cnt. 1
(inhibited, inhibiting, inhibits)
freq. cnt. 1
prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
inhibit
sample sentences
"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bottle up inhibit suppress
sample sentences
"suppress a smile""he let his anger bottle up until he exploded"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
<verb.social>
inhibit
sample sentences
"inhibit the action of the enzyme""inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
verb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
<verb.emotion>
inhibit
sample sentences
"his father's cold and distant demeanor inhibited him emotionally"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym