Verb
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control and refrain from showing
of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- bottle up -
limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
"inhibit the action of the enzyme"
"inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
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limit the range or extent of
"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
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to put down by force or authority
"suppress a nascent uprising"
"stamp down on littering"
"conquer one's desires"
- stamp down