inhibit

inhibit is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
2. transitive verb. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
3. verb. to put down by force or authority

   "suppress a nascent uprising"

   "stamp down on littering"

   Synonyms: conquer, curb, subdue, suppress

4. verb. limit the range or extent of

   "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

5. verb. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

   Synonyms: suppress

6. verb. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

   "inhibit the action of the enzyme"

   "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"

Synonyms

conquer, curb, subdue, suppress

Common word forms

inhibits, inhibited, inhibiter, inhibiting, inhibitable

Words from these letters

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