inhibit

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The child can be trained to inhibit or prevent the reactions that arise in hatred, envy, jealousy, anger, etc.

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  1. transitive verb To hold back; restrain. See Synonyms at restrain.
  2. transitive verb To prohibit; forbid.
  3. transitive verb Psychology To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously.

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  • For example, the following controls can be placed on directories Delete inhibit--Files or directories marked with this attribute cannot be deleted by system users Hidden--Files or directories marked with this attribute cannot be seen. —  Maximum Security -- Ch 18 -- T
  • A daily dosage of olive leaf extract could help you have healthier cholesterol levels, help inhibit chronic inflammation, inhibit or reduce the detrimental effects of free radical damage, reduce your risk of heart disease or cancer and reduce the number of colds you have each year. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The laser modules produce an elliptical output beam of 3.5 x 2mm with a TTL modulation input which will accept signals from DC up to 1kHz and can be used to enable, inhibit or modulate the laser. —  Electronicstalk - electronics industry news
  • According to the team leader, Takashi Saito of the RIKEN Center for Allergy and Immunology in Yokohama, the research group now wants to determine the role of the alert system in diseases involving tissue damage; how activation of Mincle is related to the induction of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis; and whether it is possible to inhibit or cure inflammation and / or autoimmune diseases by blocking Mincle. —  innovations-report
  • The point here is that; the movement to inhibit or undermine software patents are largely a public policy concern (s) and due to the turnaround of market sentiments, as opposed to the laws. —  Planet MYOSS
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English inhibiten, to forbid, from Latin inhibēre, inhibit-, to restrain, forbid : in-, in; see in-2 + habēre, to hold; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin inhibitus, past participle of inhibere (later Italian inibire = Provencal Spanish Portuguese inhibir = French inhiber), hold back, restrain, forbid, from in, in, on, + habere, have, hold: see habit. Cf. exhibit, prohibit.
 

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