cohibit

== English == === Etymology === From Latin cohibitus, past participle of cohibere (“to confine”), from co- + habere (“to hold”). Compare inhibit. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪbɪt === Verb === cohibit (third-person singular simple present cohibits, present participle cohibiting, simple past and past participle cohibited) (obsolete, transitive) To restrain; to inhibit. === References === “cohibit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.