inhibits
Sayin-HIB-its/ɪnˈhɪbɪts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of inhibit.
The drug inhibits the enzyme responsible for the inflammation.
Social anxiety inhibits him from speaking up during meetings.
Note
The -s form that goes with he, she, it or a singular noun: the drug inhibits, anxiety inhibits. Its object is whatever is held back, and a person can be held back from an action, as in inhibits him from speaking. In Philippine English the verb also means to recuse, so a judge who inhibits steps aside from hearing a case.
inhibits is a form of inhibit
inhibit, verb: To hold back or keep in check; to restrain something or prevent it from acting freely. Full entry
- Forms
- inhibitinhibits he/she/itinhibiting -ing forminhibited past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- inhibit → inhibits: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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