catflap.org Online Dictionary Query

Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information

39 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Inhibit \In*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref.
     in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by
              the objects without them.             --Bentley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the
              dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.
                                                    --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one.
                                                    --Ayliffe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Chem., Biochem.) To cause the rate of (a chemical or
        biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt; as,
        vitamin C inhibits oxidation; penicillins inhibit
        bacterial cell wall synthesis.
        [PJC]
  
     4. To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving
        conscious or unconscious motivations.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Inhibit \In*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhibited; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inhibiting.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref.
     in- in + habere to have, hold. See Habit.]
     1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
  
              Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by
              the objects without them.             --Bentley.
  
     2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.
  
              All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the
              dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.
                                                    --Clarendon.
  
              Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one.
                                                    --Ayliffe.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ 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, subdue, conquer,
             curb]
       2: limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was
          inhibited by strict social customs"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inhibit
     Αγγλικά vb.
     εμποδίζω, αναστέλλω κάποιον στο να εκφραστεί ελεύθερα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inhibit
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;
  restrain.
     2 (lb en Philippines) To recuse.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  inhibit
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;
  restrain.
     2 (lb en Philippines) To recuse.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  inhibit
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;
  restrain.
     2 (lb en Philippines) To recuse.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  inhibit
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check;
  restrain.
     2 (lb en Philippines) To recuse.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inhibit
     Englanti vb.
     estää, hillitä (''psykologisesti tekemästä jtk'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inhibit
     Engelska vb.
     hämma

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  inhibit /ɪnhˈɪbɪt/
  belemmer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Inhibit /ɪnhˈɪbɪt/
  إمنع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  inhibit //ɪnˈhɪbɪt// 
  задържам, препятствам
  to hold in or hold back; to restrain