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What's the meaning of "inhibit"?
–verb (used with object)
1. to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
2. to prohibit; forbid.
3. Psychology. to consciously or unconsciously suppress or restrain (psychologically or sociologically unacceptable behavior).
4. Chemistry. to decrease the rate of action of or stop (a chemical reaction).

Synonyms:
1. repress, discourage, obstruct. 2. interdict.

Example:
We need a system of assessment that will encourage, not inhibit, the development of the imagination, and the new emphasis on practical skills as of equal importance with scholarship and learning.

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Author: annagold38
Main topic: TOEFL
Topic: English-English
Published: 02.11.2009

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