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Inhibiting
- verb - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
- limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs"
- limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
- to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
Initialing
- verb - mark with one's initials
Initiating
- verb - accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"
- bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
- bring up a topic for discussion
- set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
- take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
Inmarrying
- verb - marry within one's own tribe or group; "The inhabitants of this isolated village tend to inmarry"
Innovating
- verb - bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"
Inscribing
- verb - address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
- convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
- draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
- mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his book"
- register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
- write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
Insolating
- verb - expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned"
Inspanning
- verb - attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals"
Inspecting
- verb - come to see in an official or professional capacity; "The governor visited the prison"; "The grant administrator visited the laboratory"
- examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification; "audit accounts and tax returns"
- look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"
Installing
- verb - place; "Her manager had set her up at the Ritz"
- put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"
- set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"
- the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes"