inhibit

/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/

verb 2

Collocations

ADV

seriously, severely, significantly

Fear of failure can seriously inhibit a student's willingness to try new challenges.

completely | slightly

VERB + INHIBIT

tend to

Excessive regulation tends to inhibit small businesses from expanding into new markets.

PREP

from

Shyness inhibited him from speaking up during the meeting.

verb

To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.

inhibit someone's freedom

inhibit someone's education

To recuse.

verb — consciously restrain from showing

inhibit someone's freedom

Wiktionary

inhibit someone's education

Wiktionary

Yet education is the only factor that can inhibit prejudice, be it between ethnicities or genders.

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He noticed that this drug seemed to inhibit bacterial growth.

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Cryptocurrency transactions require significant amounts of electricity, which will inhibit their utilization and scalability in the long term.

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It’s believed purple nut sedge may have the ability to inhibit the growth of Streptococcus mutans.

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