Engelsk verb: inhibit | |||
1. | inhibit (om endring) to put down by force or authority | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Suppress a nascent uprising. Stamp down on littering. Conquer one's desires. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | conquer, curb, stamp down, subdue, suppress | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | blink, blink away, burke, choke back, choke down, choke off, dampen, hush, hush up, muffle, quell, quench, quieten, repress, shut up, silence, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, stifle, still, strangle, wink | ||
2. | inhibit (om endring) limit the range or extent of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | ||
3. | inhibit (om adferd) limit, block, or decrease the action or function of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Inhibit the action of the enzyme. Inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | hinder, impede | ||
Overordnet kategori | biological science, biology, chemical science, chemistry | ||
4. | inhibit (om adferd) control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bottle up, suppress | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | hold back, keep, keep back, restrain | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | choke, hold back, keep, keep back, quench, restrain | ||