What does deter mean?

Answer 1

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

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Answer 2

Deter Mean

Answer 3

To prevent or cause something to not happen. This can be a direct act of deterrence:
like a bouncer throwing out a rowdy bar patron to prevent or deter a fight. or The spread of a fire is deterred in modern office buildings by certain fire retardant materials used in construction.
Or it can be sort an intangible, passive act.
The bank robber saw the police officer in the lobby of the bank and left. He was deterred from robbing the bank by the officer's presence.

Answer 4

When you 'deter' someone, you are trying to prevent them from doing what they are doing or thinking what they are thinking or whatever. To 'deter' is to distract and point in a different direction, like stop eating and go jog. (It's kind of like getting a detour!! Except you don't end up anywhere near where you were.)

Answer 5

I like what the first 2 said :)

Answer 6

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try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

dissuade: turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"