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inhibeo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ habeō (have, hold).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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inhibeō (present infinitive inhibēre, perfect active inhibuī, supine inhibitum); second conjugation

  1. to lay hold of, keep back, restrain, curb, check, stop
  2. to hinder, prevent, inhibit
  3. to practise, perform, use, employ

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References

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  • inhibeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inhibeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inhibeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to stop rowing; to easy: sustinere, inhibere remos (De Or. 1. 33)
    • to back water: navem retro inhibere (Att. 13. 21)