deter
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deter¹
- /dɪˈtɜː/ UK
- /dɪˈtɝ/ Canada, US
- /dɪˈtɜː/ Australia
- /dəˈtøː/ New Zealand
- /dɪˈtɛr/ Scotland
- /dɪˈteː/
- /dɪˈtɛː/
- /dɪˈtɜː(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“to frighten”).
verb deters · deterring · deterred
- To prevent something from happening.
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To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own.
Similar: dissuade
- To distract someone from something. we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise
Deter²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Deter.
proper noun Deters
- A surname from German.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dissuade, discourage, deterrence, deterrent, avoiding, preclude, avoid, prevention, avert, prevent, deny, prohibit, forestall, suppression, suppressing, refrain
Translations
Every language
verb to prevent something from happening
| Español | evitar, prevenir, disuadir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 防ぐ fusegu, 阻む habamu, 阻止する soshi suru |
| 中文 | 防止 fángzhǐ, 阻止 zǔzhǐ, 預防 /预防 yùfáng |
| Português | impedir |
| Français | empêcher |
| Deutsch | verhindern, abwenden, unterbinden |
| Italiano | prevenire |
| Română | împiedica, opri |
| Русский | предотвраща́ть predotvraščátʹ, предотврати́ть predotvratítʹ |
| العربية | رَدَعَ radaʕa |
verb to persuade someone not to do something
| Español | disuadir, desalentar, deterrer |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 思い止まらせる omoitodomaraseru, 抑止する yokushi suru |
| Português | dissuadir, desencorajar |
| Français | dissuader, décourager |
| Deutsch | abhalten, abbringen, zurückhalten |
| Italiano | scoraggiare |
| Română | descuraja, deconsilia |
| Русский | отгова́ривать otgovárivatʹ, отговори́ть otgovorítʹ, разубежда́ть razubeždátʹ, разубеди́ть razubedítʹ, уде́рживать udérživatʹ, удержа́ть uderžátʹ |
verb to distract someone from something
| Deutsch | ablenken, beeinträchtigen |
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