inhibit
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
verb
C1
to stop or slow down something from happening
Cold weather can inhibit plant growth in the garden.
C1
to make someone too nervous or shy to do something
Shyness can inhibit people from speaking in public.
translation
to stop or slow down something from happening; to make someone too nervous or shy to do something
Word Forms
3rd Present
inhibits
Past
inhibited
Perfect
inhibited
Progressive
inhibiting