to inhibit
30
5.4
- verb
- /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
:
impedir
- And in tumor models, you know, animal tumor models, we show that we can inhibit tumor growth.
- inhibit growth
- inhibiting factor
- inhibit development
So the net effect of fructose is to inhibit mitochondrial function.
- So the net effect of fructose is to inhibit mitochondrial function.
- And it allows us to inhibit or stop our behavior.
- I mean, government is inhibiting capitalism from working.
- And DHT is strongly inhibited by certain things like turmeric.
- GLP one tends to inhibit feeding and tends to reduce appetite.
- They're showing that these myokines can inhibit tumor cell growth in the prostate.
- And what that does is it inhibits REM sleep.
- The biggest thing that can inhibit your success is the comfort zone.
- They reflect sunlight back away from the Earth, which actually inhibits global warming.
- Is very important because it actually inhibits or stops the growth of algae and mold.
Examples
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Anything that would inhibit the side effects would also inhibit the memory retrieval.
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A lack of English-speaking ability severely inhibits the life of older adults.
Academic text (2011) -
And it allows us to inhibit or stop our behavior.
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If we... if we inhibit the signal to the central nervous system, it should shut down the whole organ.
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If children already have a name for an object, does this facilitate or inhibit word learning?
Academic text (2011) -
Obviously, this is not the case, and other factors are inhibiting this progress.
Academic text (2015) -
Impairments in executive functioning inhibit our ability to manage personal, educational, or professional affairs.
Academic text (2015) -
So the net effect of fructose is to inhibit mitochondrial function.
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They reflect sunlight back away from the Earth, which actually inhibits global warming.
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The medication can inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria in the body.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Stop something from happening or someone from doing it
∞
3.0
To stop movement, access, or progress
388
3.5
To keep something dangerous from spreading or getting worse
257
3.5
To try to stop something by making people less willing to do it
176
4.8
To stop public protest by force or by people in power
119
5.1
To block a path or view
104
3.7
Stop something from growing or spreading
94
5.6
Make someone less likely to do something by making them fear bad results
87
3.5
Make a device or feature stop working
87
7.4
To stop someone from doing what they want
75
3.6
To make it difficult for people or things to do something
73
3.5
To limit or control something to stop it getting worse
72
4.6
Keep strong feelings under control so you do not act on them
60
2.8
Stop something from happening
55
7.2
To stop something from happening or make it impossible
49
5.3
To hold back a feeling or reaction so it does not show
35
6.5
To slow the progress or movement of people and things
17
7.1
Act early to stop a problem from happening
16
3.9
To refuse to allow something, usually by an official rule
13
5.3
Take strong action to stop something bad or illegal
12
6.1
Stop a process or action from happening
9
6.4
To stop something from continuing or becoming known
1
6.1
To stop someone or something from making progress
1
7.6
To reduce the activity or amount of something, such as genes and proteins
Antonyms
How Strong
∞
2.3
119
5.1
30
5.4
75
3.6
94
5.6
257
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
inhibit = in + hibit
The stem 'hibit' is a Latin combining form and not a standalone English word, and the prefix 'in-' here is directional/etymological rather than a productive English negator, so learners cannot reliably derive 'prevent/limit' from the parts.
Etymology
Inhibit comes from Latin in- 'in' and habere 'to hold'. So, to inhibit something is to 'hold it back' — to stop or limit it and make it less likely to happen.