Meaning of DETER
| Pronunciation: | | di'tur
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- [v] turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
- [v] try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
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| | Synonyms: | | discourage, dissuade |
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| | Antonyms: | | persuade, sway | | |
| | See Also: | | advise, counsel, disapprove, reject, talk out of | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Deterring}.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten,
terrify. See {Terror}.]
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action
by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison.
Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty.
--Tillotson.
My own face deters me from my glass. --Prior.
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| | Related Terms: | | anticipate, avert, awe, bar, block, blunt, check, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, deflect, disaffect, discourage, dishearten, disincline, disinterest, dissuade, distract, divert, estop, exclude, faze, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, frighten, help, hinder, impede, indispose, inhibit, intimidate, keep from, keep off, obstruct, obviate, overawe, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put off, quench, repel, restrain, rule out, save, scare, scare off, shake, shut out, stave off, stop, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, ward, ward off, wean from |
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