inhibit someone from doing something

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• inhibit */ — UK [ɪnˈhɪbɪt] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms inhibit : present tense I/you/we/they inhibit he/she/it inhibits present participle inhibiting past tense inhibited past participle inhibited 1) a) to make it difficult for a process… …   English dictionary

• inhibit — in|hib|it [ ın hıbıt ] verb transitive often passive * 1. ) to make it difficult for a process to start or continue in a normal way: Economic growth has been inhibited by the lack of investment. factors that inhibit the development of artistic… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• inhibit — [[t]ɪnhɪ̱bɪt[/t]] inhibits, inhibiting, inhibited 1) VERB If something inhibits an event or process, it prevents it or slows it down. [V n] Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion... [V n] The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by… …   English dictionary

• inhibit — in|hib|it [ınˈhıbıt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of inhibere to prevent , from habere to have ] 1.) to prevent something from growing or developing well ▪ An unhappy family life may inhibit children s learning. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• inhibit — verb (T) 1 to prevent something from growing or developing as much as it might have done otherwise: Failure to set up a good transport network inhibited the expansion of trade. 2 to make someone feel embarrassed or less confident so that they… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hold back — verb 1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of (Freq. 4) Arrest the downward trend Check the growth of communism in South East Asia Contain the rebel movement Turn back the tide of communism • Syn: ↑check, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• prevent — 1 Prevent, anticipate, forestall can mean to be or get ahead of or to deal with beforehand, with reference especially to a thing s due time or to its actual occurrence or to the action of another. Prevent implies frustration (as of an intention… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• hold back — 1) PHR V ERG If you hold back or something holds you back, you hesitate before you do something because you are not sure whether it is the right thing to do. [V P] The administration had several reasons for holding back... [V n P] Melancholy and… …   English dictionary

• Anaxagoras and the atomists — C.C.W.Taylor ANAXAGORAS In the course of the fifth century BC the political and cultural pre eminence of Athens attracted to the city a considerable number of intellectuals of various kinds from all over the Greek world. This phenomenon, the so… …   History of philosophy

• GSIS-Meralco bribery case — Infobox name = Infobox/doc title = Re: Letter of Presiding Justice Conrado M. Vasquez, Jr. on CA G.R. SP NO. 103692 [Antonio Rosete, et al. v. Securities and Exchange Commission, et al.] caption = Supreme Court of the Philippines headerstyle =… …   Wikipedia

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