Etymology

cohibit

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Today it means: To restrain; to inhibit. Full definition →

Latin cohibitus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcohibitus
  2. English todaycohibit

From Latin cohibitus, past participle of cohibere (“to confine”), from co- + habere (“to hold”). Compare inhibit.

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