inhibit

Letters that make inhibit

b, n, h, t, i are letters that make 'inhibit'

Words within inhibit

INH, IT, hi, NH, in, bit, HI, IN, Bi, In are words within 'inhibit'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of inhibit

inhibits is a word created by adding a letter to 'inhibit'


4 possible definitions for 'inhibit'

Inhibit as "limit the range or extent of"

Under this definition, inhibit is a verb and has the following properties:

inhibit as a type

'inhibit' can be a type of restrain, confine, throttle, trammel, limit, bound, restrict.

Derivatives of inhibit

inhibitory, repressive, repressing, inhibitor are derivatives of 'inhibit'.

Example of inhibit used within this context

"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"


Inhibit as "to put down by force or authority"

Under this definition, inhibit is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

stamp down, conquer, suppress, subdue, curb have the same meaning as 'inhibit'

inhibit as a type

'inhibit' can be a type of hold in, contain, control, check, hold, moderate, curb.

Types of inhibit

stifle, silence, hush, smother, blink away, choke off, choke down, choke back, quieten, shut up, hush up, burke, quell, dampen, blink, stifle, squelch, silence, quench, still, muffle, strangle, repress, wink are types of 'inhibit'.

Derivatives of inhibit

suppression, suppresser, inhibition, stifling, curtailment, conqueror, vanquisher, subduer, overcomer, surmounter, suppressor, crushing, suppressive, conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation, prohibition, forbiddance, quelling are derivatives of 'inhibit'.


Inhibit as "control and refrain from showing, of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior"

Under this definition, inhibit is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

suppress, bottle up have the same meaning as 'inhibit'

inhibit as a type

'inhibit' can be a type of restrain, keep, hold back, keep back.

Types of inhibit

quench, restrain, keep, hold back, choke, keep back are types of 'inhibit'.

Derivatives of inhibit

suppression, curtailment are derivatives of 'inhibit'.


Inhibit as "limit, block, or decrease the action or function of"

Under this definition, inhibit is a verb and has the following properties:

inhibit as a type

'inhibit' can be a type of hinder, impede.

inhibit as a category

'inhibit' can be a category of biology, biological science, chemistry, chemical science.

Example of inhibit used within this context

"inhibit the action of the enzyme", "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"



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