SAT vocabulary
Inhibit
to hinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process); to make (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.
Example
"Fear of public speaking can inhibit a person's ability to express themselves effectively."
Etymology
From Latin inhibere 'hold in, restrain', from in- 'in' + habere 'hold'.
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