Inhibit and Interrupt

Inhibit

Inhibit verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
Usage example: laws designed to inhibit the powers of the intelligence organizations

Interrupt and inhibit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Interrupt" instead a verb "Inhibit".

Interrupt

Interrupt verb - To cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion.

Inhibit and interrupt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inhibit" instead a verb "Interrupt".

Common collocations

performance inhibit performance interrupt performance
plans inhibit plans interrupt plans
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