deter

de·ter

 (dĭ-tûr′)

tr.v. de·terred, de·ter·ring, de·ters

1. To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt: threats that did not deter her from speaking out; skin chemicals that deter predators.

2. To prevent or discourage (an action or behavior): installed surveillance cameras to deter vandalism.

3. To make less likely or prevent from happening: protocols to deter infection.


[Latin dēterrēre : dē-, de- + terrēre, to frighten.]


de·ter′ment n.

de·ter′ra·ble adj.

de·ter′rer n.

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deter

(dɪˈtɜː)

vb, -ters, -terring or -terred

(tr) to discourage (from acting) or prevent (from occurring), usually by instilling fear, doubt, or anxiety

[C16: from Latin dēterrēre, from de- + terrēre to frighten]

deˈterment n

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de•ter

(dɪˈtɜr)

v.t. -terred, -ter•ring.

1. to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The dog deterred trespassers.

2. to prevent; check; arrest: face cream to deter wrinkles.

[1570–80; < Latin dēterrēre to prevent, hinder =dē- de- + terrēre to frighten]

de•ter′ment, n.

de•ter′ra•ble, adj.

de•ter`ra•bil′i•ty, n.

de•ter′rer, n.

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deter

To deter someone from doing something means to prevent them from doing it or to persuade them not to do it.

During the war, a flood would not have deterred me from going there on foot.

This did not deter Ealing council from passing a motion commending the police for their 'courage and patience'.

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deter


Past participle: deterred
Gerund: deterring
Imperative
deter
deter
Present
I deter
you deter
he/she/it deters
we deter
you deter
they deter
Preterite
I deterred
you deterred
he/she/it deterred
we deterred
you deterred
they deterred
Present Continuous
I am deterring
you are deterring
he/she/it is deterring
we are deterring
you are deterring
they are deterring
Present Perfect
I have deterred
you have deterred
he/she/it has deterred
we have deterred
you have deterred
they have deterred
Past Continuous
I was deterring
you were deterring
he/she/it was deterring
we were deterring
you were deterring
they were deterring
Past Perfect
I had deterred
you had deterred
he/she/it had deterred
we had deterred
you had deterred
they had deterred
Future
I will deter
you will deter
he/she/it will deter
we will deter
you will deter
they will deter
Future Perfect
I will have deterred
you will have deterred
he/she/it will have deterred
we will have deterred
you will have deterred
they will have deterred
Future Continuous
I will be deterring
you will be deterring
he/she/it will be deterring
we will be deterring
you will be deterring
they will be deterring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been deterring
you have been deterring
he/she/it has been deterring
we have been deterring
you have been deterring
they have been deterring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been deterring
you will have been deterring
he/she/it will have been deterring
we will have been deterring
you will have been deterring
they will have been deterring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been deterring
you had been deterring
he/she/it had been deterring
we had been deterring
you had been deterring
they had been deterring
Conditional
I would deter
you would deter
he/she/it would deter
we would deter
you would deter
they would deter
Past Conditional
I would have deterred
you would have deterred
he/she/it would have deterred
we would have deterred
you would have deterred
they would have deterred

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb1.deter - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

2.deter - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

talk out of - persuade someone not to do something

advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

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deter

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deter

verb

To persuade (a person) not to do something:

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Translations

يَصُدُّ، يُثْني، يَرْدَعُ

odraditzastrašit

afskrække

estää

elrettent

draga kjarkinn úr, aftra

atbaidantisatbaidymo priemonėatbaidytiatgrasantisatgrasinimo priemonė

atbaidītatturēt

odvrniti

caydırmak

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deter

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deter

[dɪˈtɜːʳ] vt to deter sb (from doing sth)dissuadere qn (dal fare qc)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

deter

(diˈtəː) past tense, past participle deˈterred verb

to make less willing or prevent by frightening. She was not deterred by his threats.

deˈterrent (-ˈte-) , ((American) -ˈtə:-) noun, adjective

(something) that deters. The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect.

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