inhibit

== English == (Can we add an example for this sense?) === Etymology === From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“to hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“to have, hold, keep”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪbɪt === Verb === inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited) (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder (Philippines) To recuse. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“to hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“to have, hold, keep”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [i.niˈβit] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [i.niˈbit] Rhymes: -it === Participle === inhibit (feminine inhibida, masculine plural inhibits, feminine plural inhibides) past participle of inhibir