To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving conscious or unconscious motivations.

Refers to conscious effort that keeps the bladder from contracting. Conscious inhibition of the detrusor reflex.

to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

The process by which a compound prevents, or suppresses, the normal mechanism of a biological molecule. By inhibiting a biological molecule an inhibitor may be able to prevent or reduce a disease process and therefore have potential as a therapeutic.

Bonding non-propellant material to restrict the burning surface of a propellant grain.

A design feature that provides a physical interruption between an energy source and a function (e.g., a relay or transistor between a battery and a pyrotechnic initiator, a latch valve between a propellant tank and a thruster, etc.).

To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.

to prohibit from doing something.

To cause the rate of (a chemical or biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt; as, vitamin C inhibits oxidation; penicillins inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis.

To prevent a drug, enzyme or other chemical from reacting as it normally would.

A way of taking control of a rogue lantern (or lanterns) at the lighting desk during the operation of a show and removing them from any further lighting states, until the inhibit is removed. Can also be used for removing the front of house lighting from a curtain call state.

This refers to the ability to turn off the output of a power supply from another location.

The ability to electrically turn off the output of a power supply from a remote location.

The capability of remotely switching off the output power of a power supply.

limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"

To stop an action or block data from passing.

Blocking of counter input during counting operation.

see disable.