All 5 Uses

inhibit
in
The Bourne Ultimatum
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Lemuel raised his hand calmly a few inches off the arm of his chair to inhibit a red-faced Sykes.†
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inhibit = limit or prevent
Why not a pack roaming at will and in unison, a far more frightening and inhibiting sight?†
Jason crouched and foot by foot broke through the inhibiting, succeeding walls of bush until he could see the thick cathedral door of the chapel.†
He stood up, the inhibiting bandage around his throat progressively becoming more uncomfortable.†
His When he had asked Santos's messengers-after giving them several hundred francs for their inconvenience-the reason for these late-night precautions, the less inhibited man had replied, "Santos never leaves Le Coeur du Soldat.†
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Definitions:

(1) (inhibit as in: inhibited the growth of...)
to limit the activity of someone or something
(2) (inhibited as in: she is shy and inhibited)
unable to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)