inhibit
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(verb) limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" |
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Related Words: bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel |
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(verb) to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising", "stamp down on littering" "conquer one's desires" |
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Synonyms: conquer, curb, stamp down, subdue, suppress |
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Related Words: blink, blink away, burke, check, choke back, choke down, choke off, contain, control, curb, dampen, hold, hold in, hush, hush up, moderate, muffle, quell, quieten, shut up, silence, smother, squelch, stifle, still, wink |
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