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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
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| Verb | 1. | 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 |
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deter
verb
1. discourage, inhibit, put off, frighten, intimidate, daunt, hinder, dissuade, talk out of Jail sentences have done nothing to deter the offenders.
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deter
verbTo persuade (a person) not to do something:
Idiom: talk out of.
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Translations
يَصُدُّ، يُثْني، يَرْدَعُ
odraditzastrašit
afskrække
estää
elrettent
draga kjarkinn úr, aftra
atbaidantisatbaidymo priemonėatbaidytiatgrasantisatgrasinimo priemonė
atbaidītatturēt
odvrniti
caydırmak
deter
[dɪˈtɜːʳ] VT (= discourage) → desalentar; (= dissuade) → disuadir; (= prevent) → impedirto deter sb from doing sth (= dissuade) → disuadir a algn de hacer algo; (= prevent) → impedir a algn hacer algo, impedir a algn que haga algo
I was deterred by the cost → el precio me hizo abandonar la idea
a weapon which deters nobody → un arma que no asusta a nadie, un arma sin poder disuasorio
don't let the weather deter you → no desistas por el mal tiempo
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deter
vt (= prevent) → abhalten, hindern; (= discourage) → abschrecken; to deter somebody from something → jdn von etw abhalten or an etw (dat) → hindern; to deter somebody from doing something → jdn davon abhalten or daran hindern, etw zu tun; he won’t be deterred (by the cost) → er lässt sich (von den Kosten) nicht abschrecken; don’t let him deter you → lassen Sie sich nicht von ihm abhalten or abbringen
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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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