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Synonyms for inhibit
ɪnˈhɪb ɪtin·hib·it
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
inhibit
To prohibit is to give some formal command against, and especially to make some authoritative legal enactment against. Debar is said of persons, disallow of acts; one is debarred from anything when shut off, as by some irresistible authority or necessity; one is prohibited from an act in express terms; he may be debarred by silent necessity. An act is disallowed by the authority that might have allowed it; the word is especially applied to acts which are done before they are pronounced upon; thus, a government may disallow the act of its commander in the field or its admiral on the high seas. Inhibit and interdict are chiefly known by their ecclesiastical use. As between forbid and prohibit, forbid is less formal and more personal, prohibit more official and judicial, with the implication of readiness to use such force as may be needed to give effect to the enactment; a parent forbids a child to take part in some game or to associate with certain companions; the slave-trade is now prohibited by the leading nations of the world. Many things are prohibited by law which can not be wholly prevented, as gambling and prostitution; on the other hand, things may be prevented which are not prohibited, as the services of religion, the payment of debts, or military conquest. That which is precluded need not be prohibited. Compare ABOLISH; HINDER; PREVENT.
Synonyms:
debar, disallow, forbid, hinder, interdict, preclude, prevent, prohibitAntonyms:
allow, authorize, command, consent to, direct, empower, enjoin, give consent, give leave, give permission, let, license, order, permit, put up with, require, sanction, suffer, tolerate, warrantPreposition:
An act is prohibited by law; a person is prohibited by law from doing a certain act. Prohibit was formerly construed, as forbid still is, with the infinitive, but the construction with from and the verbal noun has now entirely superseded the older usage.
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suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curbverb
to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
Synonyms:
chasten, capture, get over, master, crush, conquer, moderate, quash, keep down, surmount, restrict, suppress, bottle up, crucify, subjugate, reduce, control, curb, stamp down, hold, seize, subordinate, tame, mortify, hold in, curtail, appropriate, contain, oppress, cut back, overcome, subdue, repress, checkinhibitverb
limit the range or extent of
"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
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bottle up, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdueinhibitverb
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
"inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
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bottle up, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdueinhibit, bottle up, suppressverb
control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
Synonyms:
curb, oppress, subdue, bottle up, crush, conquer, repress, stamp down, suppress
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#333 | control | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1275 | hold | |
#1314 | master | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2167 | prevent | |
#2700 | contain | |
#4006 | capture | |
#5420 | moderate | |
#7548 | overcome | |
#9424 | restrict | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12551 | curb | |
#13003 | prohibit | |
#16211 | conquer | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#17901 | inhibit | |
#18031 | seize | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#20868 | preclude | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#22879 | tame | |
#23611 | hamper | |
#23833 | forbid | |
#29400 | impede | |
#30094 | restrain | |
#32325 | disallow | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#43430 | curtail | |
#54755 | subdue | |
#56041 | repress | |
#66240 | quash | |
#66795 | oppress | |
#80021 | crucify | |
#100697 | surmount | |
#108408 | interdict | |
#116275 | subjugate | |
#145048 | debar | |
#219145 | mortify | |
#246567 | chasten |
How to use inhibit in a sentence?
Because we had this Munich cohort right at the start ... it became clear that with a big push we could inhibit this spreading further.
One means by which organisms engage in this battle (competition with other organisms) is through the synthesis of chemicals that may inhibit the growth of or kill other organisms.
Law School professor Richard Briffault:
The executive order itself does not do anything that carries legal consequences, the( executive order) is actually pretty toothless in that all of the sections of law he invokes do not deprive the Department of Health of its power as the ultimate decision maker regarding measures necessary to inhibit the spread of communicable diseases as outlined in Section 1003.22( 3) of Florida Statutes.
We’re all trying to figure out what to do about grades, there is no way to know what mayhem is going on to promote or inhibit performance.
For the lenders, the most obvious risk is making an investment in a school that doesn't last very long, you can mitigate that risk if there's really good communication between the authorizer and the lender over the school's current status, anything that will inhibit clear renewal of the charter and any underlying strengths and weaknesses.
Translations for inhibit
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- inhibirCatalan, Valencian
- potlačitCzech
- hindern, verhindern, sperren, hemmenGerman
- inhibirSpanish
- estää, rajoittaaFinnish
- inhiberFrench
- urchoillIrish
- रोकना, बाधा डालनाHindi
- akadályoz, gátolHungarian
- 抑制, 抑止, 阻止, 制止Japanese
- remmenDutch
- hemmeNorwegian
- hamowaćPolish
- inibirPortuguese
- inhibaRomanian
- угнетать, подавить, воспрепятствовать, сдерживать, сдержать, подавлять, препятствовать, помешать, мешатьRussian
- att förhindra, hämma, att avstyraSwedish
- kısıtlamak, tutmak, önlemek, engellemekTurkish
- перешкоджатиUkrainian
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