inhibit · verb
Sens et exemples
Empêcher une activité ou un processus, ou en réduire la vitesse ou la fréquence.
Fear of making mistakes can inhibit participation even when learners understand the subject reasonably well.
The heavy shade inhibited the growth of plants that needed several hours of direct sunlight.
Unnecessary approval stages inhibit progress by forcing staff to wait before making ordinary practical decisions.
The rules were intended to encourage responsible discussion, but their vague wording sometimes inhibited useful criticism.
Formes
- inhibit base form
- inhibits third-person singular present
- inhibited past tense; past participle
- inhibiting present participle