deter
see also: Deter
Etymology
Deter
Etymology
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see also: Deter
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēterreō, from de ("from") + terreō ("I frighten").
Pronunciation- IPA: /dɪˈtɜː(ɹ)/
deter (third-person singular simple present deters, present participle deterring, simple past and past participle deterred)
- (transitive) To prevent something from happening.
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To distract someone from something.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 10:
- we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise
- (To persuade someone to not do something) dissuade
- French: empêcher
- German: verhindern, abwenden, unterbinden
- Italian: prevenire
- Portuguese: impedir
- Russian: предотвраща́ть
- Spanish: evitar, prevenir, disuadir
- French: dissuader, décourager
- German: abhalten, abbringen, zurückhalten
- Italian: scoraggiare
- Portuguese: dissuadir, desencorajar
- Russian: отгова́ривать
- Spanish: disuadir, desalentar
- German: ablenken, beeinträchtigen
Deter
Etymology
Borrowed from German Deter.
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