inhibit
/ˌɪnˈhɪbət/in-HIH-buht
/ˌɪnˈhɪbət/in-HIH-buht
Meaningheld in
Common meaning: to hold back or restrain
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- hibitto have, hold; to keepLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 833 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘to have, hold’ → inhibit
Journey through time
- Latininhibere‘to hold in’source
- Englishinhibit‘to hold back or restrain’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin habeō ‘to have, hold’.
Roots
- habeō, habuī, habitum Latin “to have, hold; to keep”
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