Definition of Inhibit

Inhibit

To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.

Related Definitions:

Back, Check, Forbid, Hinder, Hold, Interdict, Prohibit, Restrain, To

Inhibit Quotations

Are not laws dangerous which inhibit the passions? Compare the centuries of anarchy with those of the strongest legalism in any country you like and you will see that it is only when the laws are silent that the greatest actions appear.
Marquis de Sade

Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.
Daniel Goleman

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure pure reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog!
Bill Watterson

I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence.
Walter Annenberg

Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you.
George Shearing

The IRA has abandoned its armed struggle in pursuit of its goals by political means. This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process.
James T. Walsh

Worrying that banning flag desecration would inhibit free speech reveals a misunderstanding of the flag's fundamental nature.
Adrian Cronauer

Our accepting what we are must always inhibit our being what we ought to be.
John Fowles

The only principle that does not inhibit progress is: anything goes.
Paul Feyerabend

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Inhibit Translations

inhibit in Danish is forhindre, hindre
inhibit in Dutch is verhinderen, verhoeden, beletten
inhibit in German is sperren, blockieren, hindern, sperren, hemmen
inhibit in Norwegian is hemme, hindre
inhibit in Portuguese is iniba
inhibit in Spanish is molestar, inhibir

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