- present tense form of inhibit (3rd person singular).
inhibits
Example Sentences
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In a study published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience, Schultz and co-first author Lauren Parr, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Pharmacology, developed a compound that selectively inhibits TAOK-1.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
This is all because of persistent high pressure over the UK where air tends to sink and inhibits cloud formation.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The massive share of China’s CPU market that Intel and AMD have enjoyed for decades inhibits the development of Chinese alternatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
El-Hasan added that air pollution “also inhibits lung development in children, which can lead to reduced lung capacity as adults. This is not reversible. Once it happens, it’s done.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
In temperature inversions, air movement is inhibited—the cold air can't rise and the warm air doesn’t fall—which in turn inhibits rainfall.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
