"inhibit" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Catalan]

IPA: [i.niˈβit] [Central], [i.niˈbit] [Balearic, Valencian] Forms: inhibida [feminine], inhibits [masculine, plural], inhibides [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -it Etymology: From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“I have, hold, keep”). Etymology templates: {{der|ca|la|inhibitus}} Latin inhibitus, {{m|la|inhibeō|t=I hold in, check, restrain}} inhibeō (“I hold in, check, restrain”), {{m|la|in|t=in, at, on}} in (“in, at, on”), {{m|la|habeō|t=I have, hold, keep}} habeō (“I have, hold, keep”) Head templates: {{ca-pp}} inhibit (feminine inhibida, masculine plural inhibits, feminine plural inhibides)
  1. past participle of inhibir Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: inhibir
    Sense id: en-inhibit-ca-verb-frwFSyTu Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inhibit.wav [Southern-England] Forms: inhibits [present, singular, third-person], inhibiting [participle, present], inhibited [participle, past], inhibited [past]
Rhymes: -ɪbɪt Etymology: From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibeō (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habeō (“I have, hold, keep”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰeh₁bʰ-}}, {{der|en|la|inhibitus}} Latin inhibitus, {{m|la|inhibeō|t=I hold in, check, restrain}} inhibeō (“I hold in, check, restrain”), {{m|la|in|t=in, at, on}} in (“in, at, on”), {{m|la|habeō|t=I have, hold, keep}} habeō (“I have, hold, keep”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)
  1. (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. Tags: transitive Synonyms: hinder Translations (to hold in or hold back; to restrain): задържам (zadǎržam) (Bulgarian), препятствам (prepjatstvam) (Bulgarian), inhibir (Catalan), 抑制 (yìzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), potlačit (Czech), remmen (Dutch), inhibicii (Esperanto), rajoittaa (Finnish), estää (Finnish), inhiber (French), inhibir (Galician), hemmen (German), hindern (German), sperren (German), verhindern (German), αναχαιτίζω (anachaitízo) (Greek), αναστέλλω (anastéllo) (Greek), बाधा डालना (bādhā ḍālnā) (Hindi), रोकना (roknā) (Hindi), gátol (Hungarian), akadályoz (Hungarian), urchoill (Irish), inibire (Italian), 抑制する 阻止する 制止する (soshi-suru) (alt: そしする) (Japanese), 抑止する (yokushi-suru) (alt: よくしする) (Japanese), tautāwhi (Maori), tāmoe (Maori), asteng kirin (Northern Kurdish), inibir (Occitan), enebir (Occitan), inibir (Portuguese), inhiba (Romanian), подавля́ть (podavljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), подави́ть (podavítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), сде́рживать (sdérživatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сдержа́ть (sderžátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), угнета́ть (ugnetátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), препя́тствовать (prepjátstvovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), воспрепя́тствовать (vosprepjátstvovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), меша́ть (mešátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), помеша́ть (pomešátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), inhibir (Spanish), frustrar (Spanish), coartar (Spanish), hämma (Swedish), avstyra (Swedish), förhindra (Swedish), sansalain (Tagalog), engellemek (Turkish), kısıtlamak (Turkish), önlemek (Turkish), tutmak (Turkish), перешкоджати (pereškodžaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-inhibit-en-verb-b2G-31bk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'to hold in or hold back; to restrain': 98 2
  2. (Philippines) To recuse. Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-inhibit-en-verb-bjKe2vLB Categories (other): Philippine English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disinhibit Related terms: inhibition, inhibitor, inhibitory

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "roknā",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "रोकना"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "gátol"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "akadályoz"
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "urchoill"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "inibire"
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          "alt": "そしする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "soshi-suru",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "抑制する 阻止する 制止する"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "よくしする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yokushi-suru",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "抑止する"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "asteng kirin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "tautāwhi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "tāmoe"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "inibir"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "enebir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "inibir"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "inhiba"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavljátʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "подавля́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podavítʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подави́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sdérživatʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "сде́рживать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sderžátʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "сдержа́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ugnetátʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "угнета́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prepjátstvovatʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "препя́тствовать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vosprepjátstvovatʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "воспрепя́тствовать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mešátʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "меша́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pomešátʹ",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "помеша́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "inhibir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "frustrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "coartar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "hämma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "avstyra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "förhindra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "sansalain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "engellemek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "kısıtlamak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "önlemek"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
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          "word": "tutmak"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pereškodžaty",
          "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
          "word": "перешкоджати"
        }
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        "(Philippines) To recuse."
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}
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "present"
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        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
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      "word": "inhibitor"
    },
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      "word": "inhibitory"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "inhibit someone's education",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain."
      ],
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          "restrain"
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        "(transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hinder"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Philippine English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To recuse."
      ],
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        [
          "recuse",
          "recuse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Philippines) To recuse."
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        "Philippines"
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    }
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪbɪt"
    },
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        "Southern-England"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zadǎržam",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "задържам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prepjatstvam",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "препятствам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inhibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìzhì",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "抑制"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "potlačit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "remmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inhibicii"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "rajoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "estää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inhiber"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inhibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "hemmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "hindern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "sperren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "verhindern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anachaitízo",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "αναχαιτίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anastéllo",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "αναστέλλω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bādhā ḍālnā",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "बाधा डालना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "roknā",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "रोकना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "gátol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "akadályoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "urchoill"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inibire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そしする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "soshi-suru",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "抑制する 阻止する 制止する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よくしする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yokushi-suru",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "抑止する"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "asteng kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "tautāwhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "tāmoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "enebir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inhiba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavljátʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "подавля́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podavítʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подави́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sdérživatʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сде́рживать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sderžátʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сдержа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ugnetátʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "угнета́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prepjátstvovatʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "препя́тствовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vosprepjátstvovatʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "воспрепя́тствовать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mešátʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "меша́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pomešátʹ",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "помеша́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "inhibir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "frustrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "coartar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "hämma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "avstyra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "förhindra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "sansalain"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "engellemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "kısıtlamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "önlemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "tutmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pereškodžaty",
      "sense": "to hold in or hold back; to restrain",
      "word": "перешкоджати"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inhibit"
}

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