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inhibits

inhibits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inhibit.

Meaning of inhibit

Verb

inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)

  1. (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
    • inhibit someone's freedom
  2. (Philippines) To recuse.

Questions about inhibits

What is inhibits the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Inhibits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of inhibit.

Words near inhibits in the dictionary

  1. inhibitor
  2. inhibitorily
  3. inhibitors
  4. inhibitory
  5. inhibitory control
  6. inhibits
  7. inhive
  8. inhived
  9. inhives
  10. inhiving
  11. Inhofe

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