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inhibitory
Variant of inhibit
inhibit
definition
in·hibit (in hib′it)
transitive verb
- to hold back or keep from some action, feeling, etc.; check or repress
- Rare to prohibit; forbid
Etymology: < L inhibitus, pp. of inhibere, to hold back, restrain, curb < in-, in, on + habere, to have, hold: see habit
Related Forms:
- inhibitive in·hib′i·tive adjective or inhibitory in·hib′i·to′ry (-i tôr′ē)
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