inhibit
verb (used with object)
to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
had inhibited
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past perfectof inhibit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Scout still needed treatment, though, for a different and surprising reason: The object had inhibited a step in her body's absorption of vitamin B12.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2022
It has previously told Modi that long-running disputes over the valuation of liquor imports had "inhibited fresh investments" in India.
From Reuters ● Oct. 19, 2022
He theorized that what had been destroyed in the experiments were the cerebral structures that had inhibited the cat’s motion while it was sleeping, and that the cat had been reacting to its dreams physically.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2017
But the oil had inhibited the growth of bacteria and made the later extraction of DNA more successful, Zinni said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2015
The fear of white opposition that had inhibited the staff planners and local commanders also proved groundless.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor
