"disinhibit" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌdɪsɪnˈhɪbɪt/ Forms: disinhibits [present, singular, third-person], disinhibiting [participle, present], disinhibited [participle, past], disinhibited [past]
Etymology: From dis- + inhibit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|inhibit}} dis- + inhibit Head templates: {{en-verb}} disinhibit (third-person singular simple present disinhibits, present participle disinhibiting, simple past and past participle disinhibited)
  1. To remove an inhibition. Derived forms: disinhibitor Related terms: disinhibition

Inflected forms

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