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deter
[ dih-tur ]
verb (used with object)
- to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
The large dog deterred trespassers.
- to prevent; check; arrest:
timber treated with creosote to deter rot.
- to repel:
Strongly scented marigolds planted among the melons are supposed to deter beetles.
deter
/ ɪˈɜː /
verb
- tr to discourage (from acting) or prevent (from occurring), usually by instilling fear, doubt, or anxiety
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٱ·Գ noun
- ·ٱ·· adjective
- ·ٱ····ٲ [dih-tur-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ·ٱ· noun
- un··ٱ····ٲ noun
- un··ٱ·· adjective
- ܲ··ٱ·· adverb
- ܲ··ٱ·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deter1
Example Sentences
Instructors have said delays in booking their own exams, "astronomical" costs and a "convoluted" testing process are deterring people from the industry.
“Instead of competing through innovation, Uber has resorted to litigation. Uber is trying to deter merchants from working with us and use legal threats to win business it hasn’t earned.”
There is no apparent objection to a European "reassurance force" deploying to western Ukraine after any ceasefire to deter future Russian aggression.
Even $1 billion and the complete and total financial freedom to do whatever she wants with her life isn’t enough to deter Rowling’s chronic posting habit.
"It is necessary as to punish you and to seek to deter you and others from acting in this way and to protect the public from you."
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