inhibit

(v) to put down by force or authority
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
conquer, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue,
(v) limit the range or extent of
- Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs
(v) limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
- inhibit the action of the enzyme
- inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction
(v) control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior bottle up, suppress,

conquer stamp down suppress curb subdue bottle up

inhibited inhibition inhibitor inhibitory