inhibit
to restrain or hold back
Roots
- hibit: hold back, restrain, or forbid
- in- / im- (in/into): in, into, within, or on
Other words with the hibit root
- prohibit: to forbid or prevent
- prohibitive: serving to forbid or too costly to allow
Inhibit keeps the hold-back image inside behavior or process.
Fear inhibited the student who knew the answer.