Answer: inhibits

AnswerCrossword Clue
INHIBITSCurbs
INHIBITSPuts a damper on
INHIBITSBlocks
INHIBITSRestrains.
INHIBITSRestrains
INHIBITSPuts the brakes on
INHIBITSRepresses
inhibitsPrevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something
inhibitsVoluntarily or involuntarily restrain the direct expression of (an instinctive impulse)
inhibits(in ecclesiastical law) Forbid (a member of the clergy) to exercise clerical functions
inhibitsMake (someone) self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way
inhibits(chiefly of a drug or other substance) Slow down or prevent (a process, reaction, or function) or reduce the activity of (an enzyme or other agent)
inhibitsINHIBIT, to restrain or hold back
inhibitsHinder, restrain, or prevent (an action or process)