Deter

Verb

 * 1) To prevent something from happening.
 * 2) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
 * 3) * 1748. David Hume.  Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973.  § 10.
 * we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise

Synonyms for Deter
warn, stop, dissuade, discourage, restrain, prevent, hinder, frighten, disincline.

Antonyms for Deter
encourage, advise, foster, persuade, promote, incite, induce, support, influence, stimulate, instigate, urge.

Thesaurus
anticipate, avert, awe, bar, block, blunt, check, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, deflect, disaffect, discourage, dishearten, disincline, disinterest, dissuade, distract, divert, estop, exclude, faze, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, frighten, help, hinder, impede, indispose, inhibit, intimidate, keep from, keep off, obstruct, obviate, overawe, preclude, prevent, prohibit, put off, quench, repel, restrain, rule out, save, scare, scare off, shake, shut out, stave off, stop, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, ward, ward off, wean from

Etymology
From deterreo: < de: + terreo:.

Translations

 * Bosnian: osujetiti,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese: 防止
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German: abhalten
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: förhindra
 * Hungarian:


 * Bosnian:, odvratiti
 * Bulgarian: разубеждавам
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,


 * Norwegian: avskrekke
 * Portuguese: dissuadir, desencorajar
 * Russian: удерживать, отговаривать
 * Spanish: ,

Anagrams

 * treed

Etymology
From detinere:, present active infinitive of detineo:.

Verb

 * 1) to detain, stop

Related terms




Etymology
From detinere:, present active infinitive of detineo:.

Verb

 * 1)  to withhold