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deterdeter /dɪˈtɚ/ ●○○ verb (deterred, deterring) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdeterOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin deterrere, from terrere to frighten VERB TABLEdeter |
| Present | I, you, we, they | deter | | he, she, it | deters | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | deterred | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have deterred | | he, she, it | has deterred | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had deterred | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will deter | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have deterred |
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| Present | I | am deterring | | he, she, it | is deterring | | you, we, they | are deterring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was deterring | | you, we, they | were deterring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been deterring | | he, she, it | has been deterring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been deterring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be deterring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been deterring |
THESAURUSto do something so that something harmful or bad does not happen► preventto do something so that something harmful or bad does not happen: The rules are intended to prevent accidents. ► stop to prevent someone or something from doing something. Stop sounds more informal than prevent: Why didn’t someone stop him from driving the car? ► avoid to do something that prevents something bad from happening to you: I wore plenty of sunscreen to avoid getting sunburned. ► deter formal to stop someone from doing something by making it difficult or unpleasant: The store uses security cameras to deter people from stealing. ► inhibit formal to prevent something from happening. Used in scientific and medical language: The medication may inhibit cancer cell growth. to stop something happening, or to stop someone from doing something, by making it seem difficult or threatening people with punishment: It is not clear whether the death penalty deters crime.deter somebody from doing something The study may have deterred women from getting regular checkups.► see thesaurus at prevent [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin deterrere, from terrere to frighten] → see also deterrent |