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inhibits definition

inhibits


 
  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 
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  Sense  2 
  inhibit 
  =>  restrict,  restrain,  trammel,  limit,  bound,  confine,  throttle 
  -------------- 
 
  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") 
 
  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") 



inhibits definition