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Definitions and meaning of deter

deter

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“I frighten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɜː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Verb

deter (third-person singular simple present deters, present participle deterring, simple past and past participle deterred)

1. (transitive) To prevent something from happening.
2. (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
3. (transitive) To distract someone from something.

Synonyms

• (To persuade someone to not do something): dissuade

Related terms

• deterrent
• deterrence

Translations

Further reading

• “deter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “deter”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “deter”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• treed

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese detẽer, from Latin dētinēre, present active infinitive of dētineō (“detain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈteɾ]

Verb

deter (first-person singular present deteño, first-person singular preterite detiven, past participle detido)

1. to detain, stop
2. to stay
3. to arrest

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References

• “deteer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “detee” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “deter” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “deter” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “deter” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese detẽer, from Latin dētinēre (“to detain”).

Pronunciation

Verb

deter (first-person singular present detenho, first-person singular preterite detive, past participle detido)

1. to stop, arrest, detain, restrain
2. to deter
3. to withhold
4. to hold (a right or privilege)

5. to own (corporate)

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Related terms

• detenção
• ter