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Synonyms
clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold up, impede, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel
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aid, assist, facilitate, help
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The viewer’s brain deals with the competing stimuli by inhibiting one input and then the other. — Scientific American, "Visual Task May Offer Brain Marker for Autism," 19 Aug. 2019 Solanezumab works by inhibiting small fragments of an abnormal protein called amyloid. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "USC and UC San Diego try to move on after painful fight over Alzheimer’s institute," 18 Aug. 2019 The hope centered around two popular biologic drugs — Enbrel and Remicade — that work by inhibiting TNF, a protein produced by immune cells and other cells in the body that cause inflammation. — John Fauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Researchers hoped these drugs could reverse heart failure. Instead, patients' risk of death rose.," 18 July 2019 Injected under the skin by way of a prefilled syringe, the drug—technically, a human antibody (more on that detail soon)—works by inhibiting a key protein that’s central to inflammation, a process that’s implicated in a number of pathologies. — Fortune, "Protect at All Costs: How the Maker of the World’s Bestselling Drug Keeps Prices Sky-High," 18 July 2019 Bears are less inhibited about entering villages in broad daylight if there are few folk around, Mr Enari says. — The Economist, "In Japan, fewer people means more animals," 11 July 2019 The frontotemporal cortex, which controls our higher cognitive abilities and is inhibited during normal dreams, shows higher activation during lucid dreams. — Achilleas Pavlou, Quartz, "A lucid dream researcher’s tips for controlling your dreams," 29 June 2019 The plant can grow up to up to 14 feet, creating a lot of shade in the area and inhibiting the growth of native species. — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, "Invasive plant that causes 3rd-degree burns, permanent blindness discovered in Virginia," 18 June 2018 Scientists had long known that high levels of estrogen and progesterone effectively inhibited ovulation. — Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com, "George Rosenkranz, a developer of the birth control pill, dies at 102," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inhibit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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