inhibits

[In*hibĀ·it]

When you inhibit something, you block it or hold it back. If you put plants in a dark room, you inhibit their growth. A teacher who mocks their students for giving wrong answers inhibits their willingness to speak up in class.

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To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

Verb
to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one''s desires"

Verb
limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"


v. t.
To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

v. t.
To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.


Inhibit

In*hib"it , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref. in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.] 1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by the objects without them.
2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.
Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one.

To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

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Usage Examples

The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it.

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