DETER

dissuade, deter

(verb) turn away from by persuasion; “Negative campaigning will only dissuade people”

deter, discourage

(verb) try to prevent; show opposition to; “We should discourage this practice among our youth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

deter (third-person singular simple present deters, present participle deterring, simple past and past participle deterred)

(transitive) To prevent something from happening.

(transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

(transitive) To distract someone from something.

Synonyms

• (To persuade someone to not do something): dissuade

Anagrams

• treed

Source: Wiktionary


De*ter", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterred; p. pr. & vb. n. Deterring.] Etym: [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten, terrify. See Terror.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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