<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).</li><li>to prohibit; forbid.</li><li>Psychology: to consciously or unconsciously suppress or restrain (psychologically or sociologically unacceptable behavior).</li><li>Chemistry: to decrease the rate of action of or stop (a chemical reaction).</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>