inhibit
verb (used with object)
to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
have inhibited
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present perfectof inhibit.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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But he believes the tax system in the UK would have inhibited his growth and ability to take risks.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Rising temperatures have inhibited the growth of cherries and made trees more vulnerable to diseases and pests.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
In some cases, these regions have inhibited the movement of people, technologies, languages, cultures, and religions.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The resultant global cloud of dust, soot and aerosols may have inhibited the proliferation of photosynthetic microbes in the immediate aftermath of the event.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 6, 2022
This mad race to outdo one another and this hunting after pleasures which tickle the senses have benumbed the social mind and have inhibited in it the feeling for deeper values.
From Psychology and Social Sanity by Hugo Münsterberg
