Effect and Inhibit

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Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Usage example: classroom discussions designed to effect a change in racial attitudes

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Antonyms for Effect

Inhibit is an antonym for effect.

Nearby Words: effective, effectual, effected, effectively, effecting

Inhibit

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Synonyms for Inhibit

Antonyms for Inhibit

Effect is an antonym for inhibit.

Nearby Words: inhibition, inhibiting, inhibitor, inhibitory

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Common collocations

ability	effect ability	inhibit ability
change	effect change	inhibit change
body	effect body	inhibit body
vision	effect vision	inhibit vision
Other words: plans, everyone.

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