coibir

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === cohibir (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin cohibēre (“to confine”). Compare English cohibit. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: co‧i‧bir === Verb === coibir (first-person singular present coíbo, first-person singular preterite coibi, past participle coibido) (transitive) to restrain, to curb, to inhibit (to control or keep in check) Synonyms: conter, deter (transitive) to stop, to halt, to cease (to cause to discontinue) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “coibir”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “coibir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “coibir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “coibir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026