cohibit

C3O1H4I1B3I1T1

verb

To restrain; to inhibit.

OriginLatin cohibitus →
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Meanings

verbcohibit (third-person singular simple present cohibits, present participle cohibiting, simple past and past participle cohibited)

present singular third person cohibits · participle present cohibiting · participle past cohibited · past cohibited

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo restrain; to inhibit.

    the proper Cure to cohibit so pernicious a Symptom

    1678, J. S., A Short Compendium of Chirurgery

Origin

  1. Latincohibitus
  2. Englishcohibit

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cohibit

exhibitprohibitinhibitgibbetribbitadhibitzibet
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APA

cohibit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohibit

MLA

“cohibit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohibit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cohibit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohibit.

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