inhibit

Verb
  1. Prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something (synset 200463563)
    "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
  2. Limit, block, or decrease the action or function of (synset 202456941)
    "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
  3. Consciously restrain from showing;
    Of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior (synset 202428558)
    "suppress a smile"; "he let his anger bottle up until he exploded"
  4. Make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally (synset 201794202)
    "his father's cold and distant demeanor inhibited him emotionally"

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