inhibit
inhibit
(ɪnhɪbɪt )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense inhibits , present participle inhibiting , past tense, past participle inhibited
1. verb
If something inhibits an event or process, it prevents it or slows it down.
Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion. [VERB noun]
The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment. [VERB noun]
2. verb
To inhibit someone from doing something means to prevent them from doing it, although they want to do it or should be able to do it.
It could inhibit the poor from getting the medical care they need. [VERB noun + from]
Officers will be inhibited from doing their duty. [V n from -ing/n]
