Inhibit \In*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. &
vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref.
in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.]
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1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
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Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by
the objects without them. --Bentley.
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2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
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All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the
dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.
--Clarendon.
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Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one.
--Ayliffe.
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3. (Chem., Biochem.) To cause the rate of (a chemical or
biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt; as,
vitamin C inhibits oxidation; penicillins inhibit
bacterial cell wall synthesis.
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4. To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving
conscious or unconscious motivations.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
inhibited \inhibited\ adj.
1. held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain
conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can
reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited.
[Narrower terms: pent-up, repressed ; {stifled,
strangled, suppressed ] Also See: reserved,
restrained.
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2. Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal
emotional reactions; -- of people; as, he was too
inhibited to make friends easily.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
inhibited
adj : held back or restrained or prevented; "in certain conditions
previously inhibited conditioned reactions can
reappear" [ant: uninhibited]
WordNet (r) 2.0
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "inhibited":
abashed, arrested, bridled, cold, constrained, controlled, curbed,
embarrassed, guarded, in check, in leading strings, in remission,
on leash, passionless, pent-up, repressed, reserved, restrained,
retarded, reticent, self-conscious, shy, slowed down,
under control, under discipline, under restraint, undersexed,
unresponsive, uptight
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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