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inhibit definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb inhibit 1 of 2 senses of inhibit Sense 1 suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb => wink, blink, blink away => stifle, dampen => choke off choke down choke back => hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up => burke => silence => squelch, quell, quench => smother, stifle, muffle Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb inhibit 1 of 2 senses of inhibit Sense 1 suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb => wink, blink, blink away => stifle, dampen => suffocate => choke off choke down choke back => hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up => dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down => shush => lull, calm down => shout down => gag, muzzle => burke => silence => squelch, quell, quench => smother, stifle, muffle Entailment of verb inhibit Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb inhibit 2 senses of inhibit Sense 1 suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate Sense 2 inhibit => restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle Familiarity of verb inhibit inhibit used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb inhibit Sense 1 suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate -------------- Sense 2 inhibit => restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -------------- Grep of noun inhibit inhibition inhibitor Overview of verb inhibit The verb inhibit has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires") 2. (1) inhibit -- (limit the range or extent of "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs") Grep of adj inhibit inhibited inhibiting inhibitory Overview of verb inhibit The verb inhibit has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -- (to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires") 2. (1) inhibit -- (limit the range or extent of "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs")
inhibit definition
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