Inhibit vs. Prohibit

Inhibitverb

(transitive) to hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain

Inhibitverb

(Philippines) to recuse

Inhibitverb

To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.

Inhibitverb

To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.

Inhibitverb

To cause the rate of (a chemical or biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt; as, vitamin C inhibits oxidation; penicillins inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis.

Inhibitverb

To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving conscious or unconscious motivations.

Inhibitverb

to put down by force or authority;

Inhibitverb

limit the range or extent of;

Prohibitverb

(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

Prohibitverb

To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or it prohibits stealing.

Prohibitverb

To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude.

Prohibitverb

command against;