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deter from one's purpose — index dissuade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deter — I verb absterrere, avert, avoid, ban, bar, barricade, block, blunt, caution, check, chill, circumscribe, constrict, cow, cramp, cumber, dampen, deflect, deny access, deterrere, detour, discommode, discountenance, discourage, disenchant,… … Law dictionary
deter — v. (D; tr.) to deter from * * * [dɪ tɜː] (D; tr.) to deter from … Combinatory dictionary
deter — UK US /dɪˈtɜːr/ verb [T] ( rr ) ► to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something: deter sb from doing sth »High prices deter many young people from entering the property market. »People said he… … Financial and business terms
Deter — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deter — 1570s, from L. deterrere to frighten from, discourage from, from de away (see DE (Cf. de )) + terrere frighten (see TERRIBLE (Cf. terrible)). Deterrent is from 1829 … Etymology dictionary
deter — ► VERB (deterred, deterring) 1) discourage from doing something through fear of the consequences. 2) prevent the occurrence of. ORIGIN Latin deterrere, from terrere frighten … English terms dictionary
deter — [dē tʉr′, ditʉr′] vt. deterred, deterring [L deterrere < de , from + terrere, to frighten: see TERROR] to keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc. determent n … English World dictionary
deter — [v] check, inhibit from action act like a wet blanket*, avert, block, caution, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, disadvise, discourage, dissuade, divert, forestall, forfend, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, obviate, preclude … New thesaurus
deter — de|ter [dıˈtə: US ˈtə:r] v past tense and past participle deterred present participle deterring [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: deterrere, from terrere to frighten ] to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deter — verb ADVERB ▪ hardly ▪ Her words of warning would hardly deter him. ▪ effectively ▪ Will this harsher punishment effectively deter criminals? ▪ easily … Collocations dictionary
