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inhibits 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 -------------- 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
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