inhibit

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verb

1. to put down by force or authority (Freq. 6)
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
• Syn:
suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer, curb
• Derivationally related forms:
conqueror (for: conquer), conquering (for: conquer), subduer (for: subdue), inhibition, suppressive (for: suppress), suppression (for: suppress), suppresser (for: suppress), suppressor (for: suppress)
• Hypernyms:
control, hold in, hold, contain, check,
curb, moderate
• Hyponyms:
wink, blink, blink away, stifle, dampen,
choke off, choke down, choke back, hush, quieten, silence,
still, shut up, hush up, burke, squelch, quell,
quench, smother, strangle, muffle, repress
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. limit the range or extent of (Freq. 1)
- Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs
• Derivationally related forms:
inhibitory, inhibitor
• Hypernyms:
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound,
confine, throttle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
- inhibit the action of the enzyme
- inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction
• Topics:
biology, biological science, chemistry, chemical science
• Hypernyms:
impede, hinder
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. control and refrain from showing;
of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
• Syn:
bottle up, suppress
• Derivationally related forms:
suppression (for: suppress)
• Hypernyms:
restrain, keep, keep back, hold back
• Hyponyms:
restrain, keep, keep back, hold back, quench, choke
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bottle up, suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer, curb