inhibit
English
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- (Philippines) To recuse.
Etymology
Derived from Latin inhibitus root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (take, grab, hold).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰeh₁bʰ-
Gloss
take, grab, hold
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angioinhibitor English
- angioinhibitory English
- autoinhibit English
- autoinhibitory English
- baroinhibit English
- carbidopa English
- cardioinhibitory English
- cilioinhibitory English
- coinhibitor English
- coinhibitory English
- disinhibit English
- disinhibitor English
- disinhibitory English
- immunoinhibit English
- immunoinhibitory English
- inhibin English
- inhibitability English
- inhibitable English
- inhibitant English
- inhibiter English
- inhibitive English
- inhibitively English
- inhibitor English
- inhibitory English
- isoinhibitor English
- mitoinhibitory English
- myoinhibitory English
- neuroinhibitor English
- neuroinhibitory English
- noninhibitive English
- noninhibitor English
- noninhibitory English
- osteoinhibitory English
- ovoinhibitor English
- photoinhibit English
- photoinhibitive English
- photoinhibitory English
- postinhibitory English
- proinhibitor English
- subinhibitory English
- superinhibitory English
- sympathoinhibitor English
- sympathoinhibitory English
- transinhibit English
- uninhibitable English
- vasoinhibitor English
- vasoinhibitory English
- vigabatrin English
- debitum Latin
- duo Latin
- dēbita Latin
- dēbitum Latin
- dēbēre Latin
- exhibitus Latin
- habilis Latin
- habilitās Latin
- habitus Latin
- inhibitus Latin
- prohibeo Latin
- devoir French
- *(s)kep- Proto-Indo-European
- *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- gafeluc Old English
- dout Middle English
- gabháil Irish
- devoir Old French
- doute Old French
- inhibit Catalan, Valencian
- գօտի Old Armenian
- argaib Old Irish
- congaib Old Irish
- fo·gaib Old Irish
- foácaib Old Irish
- gabul Old Irish
- indocbál Old Irish
- turcbál Old Irish
- *gabaglā Proto-Celtic
- *gablā Proto-Celtic
- *gabyeti Proto-Celtic
- *wereti Proto-Celtic
- *habēō Proto-Italic
- inhibin
- carbidopa
- inhibiter
- inhibitor
- inhibitive
- disinhibit
- vigabatrin
- inhibitory
- inhibitant
- autoinhibit
- baroinhibit
- coinhibitor
- inhibitable
- ovoinhibitor
- transinhibit
- photoinhibit
- isoinhibitor
- inhibitively
- disinhibitor
- proinhibitor
- coinhibitory
- noninhibitor
- noninhibitive
- subinhibitory
- noninhibitory
- disinhibitory
- immunoinhibit
- uninhibitable
- vasoinhibitor
- myoinhibitory
- mitoinhibitory
- autoinhibitory
- angioinhibitor
- postinhibitory
- inhibitability
- neuroinhibitor
- vasoinhibitory
- angioinhibitory
- cilioinhibitory
- photoinhibitory
- photoinhibitive
- neuroinhibitory
- osteoinhibitory
- superinhibitory
- cardioinhibitory
- immunoinhibitory
- sympathoinhibitor
- sympathoinhibitory