inhibit (someone or something) from (doing something)
1. To prevent or keep someone from doing something. My illness inhibited me from going on that hike like I'd planned. I wish she'd go out more, but her shyness really inhibits her from making friends. Fear inhibited me from driving for the longest time.
2. To prevent or keep something from happening. A: "The kids really don't want their game to be rained out, so they're currently online, looking up ways to inhibit rain from falling." B: "Huh." If you want to inhibit the guests from getting sloppy drunk, limit their access to alcohol. I'm sorry, but I can't exactly inhibit an infant from screaming in the middle of Mass.
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inhibit someone from doing something
to keep someone from doing something. We will attempt to inhibit Karen from doing it, but we have no control over her. A serious case of shyness inhibited Harry from participating in things.
inhibit something from doing something
to keep something from happening. We need to inhibit the weeds from further growth. The weeds were inhibited from spreading by the application of a pesticide.
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