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Inherent
- adjective - existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"
- in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning"
Inhering
- verb - be inherent in something
Inherits
- verb - obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
- receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"
- receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
Inhesion
- - The state of existing, of being inherent, in something; inherence.
Inhibits
- 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"
Inhumane
- adjective - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
Inhumate
- - To inhume; to bury; to inter.
Inhuming
- verb - place in a grave or tomb; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday"
Inimical
- adjective - Hostile
- not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"