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Inhibit (Verb)

Prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior; "suppress a smile"; "he let his anger bottle up until he exploded".

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally; "his father's cold and distant demeanor inhibited him emotionally".

Verbs of feeling.