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cohibit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
co-hib-it
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To restrain; to inhibit.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cohibits (present, singular) cohibiting (participle, present) cohibited (participle, past) cohibited (past)

Rhymes With

exhibit prohibit inhibit gibbet ribbit adhibit zibet

Questions

What does cohibit mean?
To restrain; to inhibit.
Where does cohibit come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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