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inhibit
English
Etymology
From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibe? (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habe? (“I have, hold, keep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?h?b?t/
- Rhymes: -?b?t
Verb
inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)
- (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder
- (Philippines) To recuse.
Derived terms
- disinhibit
Related terms
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibe? (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habe? (“I have, hold, keep”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /in.i?bit/
- Rhymes: -it
Verb
inhibit m (feminine inhibida, masculine plural inhibits, feminine plural inhibides)
- past participle of inhibir
inhibit From the web:
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obstruction
English
Etymology
From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b?st??k.??n/
Noun
obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)
- The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
- Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally
- Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance
- The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
Synonyms
- block
- hindrance
- impedance
- roadblock
- stop
- See also Thesaurus:hindrance
Derived terms
- deobstruction
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin obstr?cti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p.st?yk.sj??/
Noun
obstruction f (plural obstructions)
- block (something that prevents passing)
- obstruction
Further reading
- “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
obstruction (plural obstructiones)
- obstruction
obstruction From the web:
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- what's obstruction in netball
- what's obstruction of an officer
- what obstruction in soccer
- what obstruction series
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