Verb

• S: (v) inhibit (prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something) "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
• S: (v) inhibit (limit, block, or decrease the action or function of) "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
• S: (v) inhibit, bottle up, suppress (consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior) "suppress a smile"; "he let his anger bottle up until he exploded"
• S: (v) inhibit (make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally) "his father's cold and distant demeanor inhibited him emotionally"
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