5 дней назад · to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it.

to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers. · to prevent; check; arrest: timber treated with creosote to deter rot.

The meaning of DETER is to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting ... noun. deterrability. di-ˌtər-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē. dē-. noun. deterrable. di-ˈtər-ə-bəl. dē ...

to keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc.

20 окт. 2017 г. · You may wonder when to choose “deterrent” or “deterrence”. A “deterrent” is something which deters; “deterrence” is an act of deterring.

​deter (somebody) (from something/from doing something) to make somebody decide not to do something or continue doing something, especially by making them ... Detergent noun · Deteriorate · Deterrent

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

Deter means to discourage, or literally “to frighten away.” Halloween decorations that are too scary might deter trick-or-treaters.

a thing that makes someone less likely to do something (= that deters them) Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others.