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[ dih-tur ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈtɜr / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), de·terred, de·ter·ring. to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
to prevent; check; arrest: timber treated with creosote to deter rot.
to repel: Strongly scented marigolds planted among the melons are supposed to deter beetles.
Origin of deter First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin dēterrēre “to discourage, put off, frighten,” equivalent to dē-, prefix and preposition + terrēre “to frighten, scare”; see de-
OTHER WORDS FROM deter de·ter·ment, noun de·ter·ra·ble, adjective de·ter·ra·bil·i·ty, noun de·ter·rer, noun
un·de·ter·ra·bil·i·ty, noun un·de·ter·ra·ble, adjective un·de·ter·ra·bly, adverb un·de·terred, adjective un·de·ter·ring, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for deter Aielli, who was very much alive when she learned of her funeral plans and the death threat they imply, says she is not deter red.
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Filat said Moldova would not be deter red from its Western trajectory.
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And men, you need not be deter red—mushrooms can still aid in your health.
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Nor will Russia be dislodged from Crimea or deter red from further escalation by military force.
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Anybody who remembered him from those days could not have been surprised as he now refused to be deter red by the silence.
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This fact stimulated uprightness of conduct, and often deter red the wrong-doer.
The Memories of Fifty Years | William H. Sparks
Many who have the taste, and wish to form a Library, are deter red by fear of the cost.
Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life | Ann S. Stephens
He was only deter red by the timely arrival of Chief Dalton, who had heard the disturbance and come to see what it was about.
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But Mr. Cocking was not to be deter red; convinced of the truth of his discovery, up he would go.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 | Various
This was unfortunate; but not to be deter red from my purpose, I deter mined to use a mixture of honey and water in its place.
The Swiss Family Robinson | Johann David Wyss
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British Dictionary definitions for deter verb -ters , -terring or -terred (tr) to discourage (from acting) or prevent (from occurring), usually by instilling fear, doubt, or anxiety
Derived forms of deter determent , noun Word Origin for deter C16: from Latin dēterrēre, from de- + terrēre to frighten
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