deter
Meaning
- (transitive) To prevent something from happening.
- (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
- (transitive) To distract someone from something.
Synonyms
Translations
dissuader
disuadir
abschrecken
αποτρέπω
dissuadere
afschrikken
dissuadir
dissuadir
caydırmakFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈtɜː(ɹ)/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Latin dēterreōbor. English deter Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“I frighten”).
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