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inhibit inhibited

Main Entry: in·hib·it
Pronunciation: in-hib-t
Function: verb
1 : to prevent or hold back from doing something : RESTRAIN, REPRESS <fear can inhibit the natural expression of feelings>
2 : to prevent or slow down the activity or occurrence of <oil inhibits rust> <a drug which inhibits an infection>
- in·hib·i·tor /-t-r/ noun
- in·hib·i·to·ry /--tr-, -tr-/ adjective

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