COHIBIT

Etymology

Verb

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

(obsolete, transitive) To restrain.

Source: Wiktionary


Co*hib"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cohibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Cohibiting.] Etym: [L. cohibitus, p. p. of cohibere to confine; co- + habere to hold.]

Definition: To restrain. [Obs.] Bailey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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