ɪnˈhɪbɪt v.tr. (inhibited, inhibiting) 1 hinder,
restrain, or
prevent (an
action or progress). 2 (as inhibited adj.)
subject to
inhibition. 3 a (usu. foll. by
from +
verbal noun)
forbid or
prohibit (a
person etc.). b (esp. in
ecclesiastical law) forbid (an ecclesiastic) to
exercise clerical functions. øøinhibitive adj. inhibitor n. inhibitory adj. [L inhibere (as
IN-(2), habere hold)]