Yet education is the only factor that can inhibit prejudice, be it between ethnicities or genders.
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Inhibit
//ɪnˈhɪbɪt//
Synonyms for "inhibit" (201 found)
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Verb(29 words)
keepkeep backkeep fromkeep inkeep in checkkeep in custodykeep in detentionkeep underkeep under controllay under restraintlimitlock inmaintainmanaclemeddlemewmew upobstructopposeoutlaw
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penpen uppersistpoundprecludepreservepreventprohibitproscribepullpull inrailrail inrefrainrefusereinrein inrejectrepressresistrestrainrestrictretainretardretrenchrule outsavesave upsay no toscotchseal upset backshackleshut inshut outshut upsilenceslackenslow downsmothersnubstiflestopstraitenstultifysublimatesuppresstaboowall inwardwithhold
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6 entriesderived
14 entrieshas context
3 entriesmanner of
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2 entriesTranslations
53 translations across 27 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- задържам verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- препятствам verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Catalan
1 entries- inhibir verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 抑制 verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Czech
1 entries- potlačit verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Dutch
1 entries- remmen verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Esperanto
1 entries- inhibicii verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Finnish
2 entries- estää verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- rajoittaa verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
French
1 entries- inhiber verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Galician
1 entries- inhibir verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
German
4 entries- hemmen verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- hindern verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- sperren verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- verhindern verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Greek
2 entries- αναστέλλω verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- αναχαιτίζω verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Hindi
2 entries- बाधा डालना verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- रोकना verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Hungarian
2 entries- akadályoz verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- gátol verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Irish
1 entries- urchoill verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Italian
1 entries- inibire verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Japanese
2 entries- 抑制する 阻止する 制止する verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- 抑止する verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Māori
2 entries- tautāwhi verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- tāmoe verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- asteng kirin verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Occitan
2 entries- enebir verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- inibir verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Portuguese
1 entries- inibir verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Romanian
1 entries- inhiba verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Russian
4 entries- воспрепя́тствовать verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- меша́ть verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- подави́ть verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- подавля́ть verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Spanish
3 entries- coartar verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- frustrar verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- inhibir verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Swedish
3 entries- avstyra verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- förhindra verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- hämma verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Tagalog
1 entries- sansalain verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Turkish
4 entries- engellemek verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- kısıtlamak verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- tutmak verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
- önlemek verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Ukrainian
1 entries- перешкоджати verb (to hold in or hold back; to restrain)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
He noticed that this drug seemed to inhibit bacterial growth.
Source: tatoeba (3581875)
Ocean waters are becoming warmer and more acidic, broadly affecting ocean circulation, chemistry, ecosystems, and marine life. More acidic waters inhibit the formation of shells, skeletons, and coral reefs.
Source: tatoeba (3651155)
Cryptocurrency transactions require significant amounts of electricity, which will inhibit their utilization and scalability in the long term.
Source: tatoeba (9966118)
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