See inhibit in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To control, restrict, or arrest:
bit2, brake, bridle, check, constrain, curb, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, keep, keep back, pull in, rein (back, in, or up), restrain. See restraintTo check the freedom and spontaneity of:
constrain, constrict, cramp2. See free, tightenTo refuse to allow:
ban, debar, disallow, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prohibit, proscribe, taboo. See allow
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