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Deter

//dɪˈtɜː// name, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Verb
  1. 1
    To prevent something from happening. transitive
  2. 2
    turn away from by persuasion wordnet
  3. 3
    To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage. transitive

    "Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own."

  4. 4
    try to prevent; show opposition to wordnet
  5. 5
    To distract someone from something. transitive

    "we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Latin dēterreōbor. English deter Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“I frighten”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Deter.

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