inhibit
verb (used with object)
to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
has inhibited
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present perfectof inhibit (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Possibly the same fear of making value judgments that has inhibited Bonnie from imposing common-sense discipline in her classroom has robbed “For Want of a Horse” of a propulsive point of view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
For example, at Bluebonnet, people’s limited access to correspondence and other mail has inhibited their ability to correspond with their families and legal teams to defend themselves.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
The ongoing national nurse shortage has inhibited Amazon’s plans for Amazon Care, he said, and ventures like buying One Medical provide Amazon access to a new labor pool.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
That structure has inhibited the market for some players, such as pitchers Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel in 2019.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
Among other things, scientists involved in the case claim that the practice of gene patenting has inhibited their research, and they aim to stop it.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
