to restrict / a restriction

‘Restrict’ is to limit something so that only some people – not all – are allowed to use it or they can use it some – but not all – of the time. Some of the papers that students study at university have restrictions – usually more advanced papers are restricted to students who’ve already studied the introductory paper.  

Access to laboratories is restricted to students undertaking approved research projects.

There is no formal restriction on the number of references, but it’s unlikely that students will want to include more than 20 in a 3000 word essay.

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to inhibit / an inhibition

To inhibit a process is to limit something or slow it down to make it weaker. If a person feels inhibited, they’re embarrassed to do something, especially in public. So, sometimes people give the excuse of wanting to drink in order to ‘lose their inhibitions’ – in other words, to be less embarrassed or shy.  

The drug doesn’t cure cancer but it inhibits its spread.

As the course progressed people lost their inhibitions and began to discuss the issues more freely.

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