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Fear can inhibit a person from trying something new.
What does Inhibit mean?
To hold back.
Dictionary definition
To hold back or prevent an action or process.
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Cold weather may inhibit plant growth.
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Scientists studied which conditions inhibit the reaction.
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What does inhibit mean?
Inhibit means to hold back.
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Which word is closest in meaning to inhibit?
restrain is close in meaning to inhibit in many contexts.
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MeaningInhibit means To hold back.
ExampleExample: Fear can inhibit a person from trying something new.
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- in · hib · it
- Strongest beat
- hib
- Ending
- it
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on hib.
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inhibit
verb
inhibit
To hold back or prevent an action or process.
adjective
inhibited
Held back or limited.
noun
inhibition
Something that holds back action or behavior.
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