DETERRING

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


Verb

deterring

present participle of deter

Anagrams

• trigender

Source: Wiktionary


DETER

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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