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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Deter \De*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterring.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten,
terrify. See Terror.]
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action
by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison.
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Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty.
--Tillotson.
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My own face deters me from my glass. --Prior.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Deter \De*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deterring.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten,
terrify. See Terror.]
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action
by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison.
Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty.
--Tillotson.
My own face deters me from my glass. --Prior.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
deter
v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage
this practice among our youth" [syn: discourage]
2: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will
only dissuade people" [syn: dissuade] [ant: persuade]
[also: deterring, deterred]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
deterring
See deter
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
deterring
vb.
(present participle of en deter nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
deterring
vb.
(present participle of en deter nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
deterring
vb.
(present participle of en deter nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
deterring
vb.
(present participle of en deter nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
deterring
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm d eter ring)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
deterring
Engelska a.
(avledning en deter ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb deter)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Deterring /dɪtˈɜːɹɪŋ/ الردعFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
deterring /dɪtˈɜːɹɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]zastrašování
deterring /dɪtˈɜːɹɪŋ/ abhaltend see: deter sb. from doing sth., deterred, Only health problems would deter him from seeking re-election., The surveillance camera was installed to deter people from stealing.From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
deterring /dɪtˈɜːɹɪŋ/
auf abschreckend wirkend, abschreckend, verschreckend
Synonym: putting off
see: put off sb., deter sb., put off, deterred, undeterred, deter potential investors, Don't let it put you off.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]deterring /dɪtˈɜːɹɪŋ/ unterbindend, hintanhaltend see: deter sth., deterred, deter anti-social behaviour, Coating the metal will deter rust formation.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/dɪˈtɝɪŋ/