Inhibit
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:46 pm
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Inhibit
SYLLABICATION: in·hib·it
PRONUNCIATION: n-hbt
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: in·hib·it·ed, in·hib·it·ing, in·hib·its
1. To hold back; restrain. See synonyms at restrain. 2. To prohibit; forbid. 3. Psychology To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously. 4a. Chemistry To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction). b. Biology To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English inhibiten, to forbid, from Latin inhibre, inhibit-, to restrain, forbid : in-, in; see in–2 + habre, to hold; see ghabh- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: in·hibit·a·ble —ADJECTIVE
in·hibi·tive, in·hibi·tory (-tôr, -tr) —ADJECTIVE
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Inhibit
SYLLABICATION: in·hib·it
PRONUNCIATION: n-hbt
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: in·hib·it·ed, in·hib·it·ing, in·hib·its
1. To hold back; restrain. See synonyms at restrain. 2. To prohibit; forbid. 3. Psychology To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously. 4a. Chemistry To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction). b. Biology To decrease, limit, or block the action or function of (an enzyme or organ, for example).
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English inhibiten, to forbid, from Latin inhibre, inhibit-, to restrain, forbid : in-, in; see in–2 + habre, to hold; see ghabh- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS: in·hibit·a·ble —ADJECTIVE
in·hibi·tive, in·hibi·tory (-tôr, -tr) —ADJECTIVE
Apparently I am am not totally inhibited by the competence within this forum