deter — UK US /dɪˈtɜːr/ verb [T] ( rr ) ► to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something: deter sb from doing sth »High prices deter many young people from entering the property market. »People said he… … Financial and business terms
Deter — ist der Name von: Adolf Deter (* 1900; † 1969), deutscher Politiker der KPD Ina Deter (* 1947), deutsche Musikerin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deter — I verb absterrere, avert, avoid, ban, bar, barricade, block, blunt, caution, check, chill, circumscribe, constrict, cow, cramp, cumber, dampen, deflect, deny access, deterrere, detour, discommode, discountenance, discourage, disenchant,… … Law dictionary
deter — |ê| v. tr. 1. Fazer parar. 2. Sustar. 3. Suspender. 4. Conservar em detenção. • v. pron. 5. Parar; demorar se. 6. Conter se; reprimir se. ‣ Etimologia: latim detineo, ere, ter afastado, deter, reter, ocupar … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Deter — Deter, Ina, Rocksängerin und gitarristin, * Berlin 14. 1. 1947; begann als Liedermacherin (»Wenn du so bist wie dein Lachen«), wandte sich Ende der 70er Jahre mit eigener Band der Rockmusik zu. Ihre Songs beschäftigen sich v. a. mit politischen … Universal-Lexikon
deter — 1570s, from L. deterrere to frighten from, discourage from, from de away (see DE (Cf. de )) + terrere frighten (see TERRIBLE (Cf. terrible)). Deterrent is from 1829 … Etymology dictionary
deter — *dissuade, discourage, divert Analogous words: *prevent (sense 2): *hinder, impede, obstruct, block: debar, shut out (see EXCLUDE): *frighten, scare: *restrain, inhibit … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deter — has inflected forms deterred, deterring, and also doubles the r in the derivative forms deterrence and deterrent (both pronounced with ter as in ten) … Modern English usage
deter — [v] check, inhibit from action act like a wet blanket*, avert, block, caution, chill, cool, damp, dampen, daunt, debar, disadvise, discourage, dissuade, divert, forestall, forfend, frighten, hinder, impede, intimidate, obstruct, obviate, preclude … New thesaurus
