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Meaning of inhibit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  inhibit
      v 1: to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent
           uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's
           desires" [syn: {suppress}, {stamp down}, {inhibit},
           {subdue}, {conquer}, {curb}]
      2: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was
         inhibited by strict social customs"
      3: limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit
         the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical
         reaction"
      4: control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires,
         impulses, or behavior [syn: {inhibit}, {bottle up},
         {suppress}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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