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To impede the work or progress of
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“This would impair the bank's credibility as such losses would inhibit any attempts to absorb potential excess liquidity.”
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To put an end to
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“With this will come an understanding of which innovations should be adopted permanently, and which would ultimately inhibit the progress of society.”
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To prevent or defend against the occurrence of
“Effective disease control at this stage is of great importance in order to inhibit disease progression.”
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To prohibit a given action or progress
“It can easily frustrate the purpose of an open beach policy because it encourages landowners to inhibit public use of their land.”
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To hold in or hold back
“Both measures are at near-record levels, but not so high as to inhibit spending, thanks mainly to low interest rates.”
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To make less strong or intense
“Freud tries to do this by invoking a capacity, on the part of the ego, to inhibit the intensity of internally-produced imagery.”
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To refrain from openly expressing
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“Having a certain belief or experiencing fear may cause you to inhibit your true feelings.”
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To deter someone from a given course of action
“These risks will inhibit rather than promote the core problem-solving and implementation capabilities of public sector organizations.”
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To stop oneself from doing something
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“When I eventually managed to inhibit myself from blurting out my thoughts, I could then let the thought of what I wanted to say grow in my upper visual cortex till I could speak it from this different place.”
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To regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
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To put an end to, especially formally
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To try to prevent by action or argument
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To reduce in extent or quantity
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