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# inhibit

verb (inhibit, inhibits, inhibited, inhibiting)

«inhibit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To slow down, block or stop something from happening or growing: salt inhibits bacteria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/#m1)
2. To make someone feel shy or unable to act freely: being watched inhibits him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science (substances that inhibit growth or reactions, enzymes) and in feelings and behaviour (shyness). Phrases: inhibit growth, feel inhibited.

### Examples

- Salt inhibits the growth of bacteria. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/#x1)
- Cold weather inhibits plant growth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/#x2)
- Fear of mistakes can inhibit learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/#x3)
- Some medicines inhibit pain signals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/#x4)
- Being filmed inhibited her dancing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/#x5)
- Shade inhibits weeds from growing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/#x6)

### Note

Past: inhibited. Noun: inhibition (can mean shyness). Adjective inhibited means shy and holding back. Formal; everyday words: stop, slow down, hold back.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inhibit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inhibit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inhibit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inhibit.html) on Mova free.