Definitions
verb
consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
verb
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
“inhibit the action of the enzyme”
verb
make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
“his father's cold and distant demeanor inhibited him emotionally”
verb
prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
“Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs”
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