deter

Meaning

1. to stop, arrest, detain, restrain
2. to deter
3. to withhold
4. to hold (a right or privilege)
5. to own (corporate)

Concepts

stop

🛑

arrest

hold back

hold

detain

restrain

keep

halt

hold off

keep back

retain

stem

apprehend

oppress

procrastinate

pull in

rein

repress

reserve

retard

seize

shut off

squelch

stay

stifle

suppress

withhold

hold oneself back

prevent from

restrain oneself

arrest forcibly

stop forcibly

brake

bridle

check

choke off

collar

control

counter

curb

deter

head off

hinder

inhibit

Synonyms

reter

prender

conter

serenar

coibir

parar

🛑

moderar

entravar

segurar

protelar

retardar

transferir

travar

adiar

imobilizar

apreender

capturar

demorar

dilatar

frear

pôr freio em

procrastinar

prorrogar

Translations

detener

arrêter

trattenere

retenir

conserver

détenir

posponer

detineren

festnehmen

retener

κρατώ

zügeln

appréhender

réprimer

hemmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/deˈte(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: dētineō

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese detẽer, from Latin dētinēre (“to detain”).