Deter definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

deter in American English ... to keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc. Webster's New World ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'deter'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× deter (dɪtɜːʳ ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensedeters ,presentparticipledeterring ,pasttense,pastparticipledeterred verb Todetersomeonefromdoingsomethingmeanstomakethemnotwanttodoitorcontinuedoingit. Supportersofthedeathpenaltyarguethatitwoulddetercriminalsfromcarrying guns.[VERBnoun+from] Arrestsandjailsentenceshavedonenothingtodetertheprotesters.[VERBnoun] Jeremywasnotdeterredbythiscriticism.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:discourage,inhibit,putoff,frighten MoreSynonymsofdeter MoreSynonymsofdeter COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof deter Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'deter' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'deter' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'geodesy' HindiTranslationof'deter' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency deterinBritishEnglish (dɪˈtɜː ) verbWordforms:-ters,-terringor-terred(transitive) todiscourage(fromacting)orprevent(fromoccurring),usuallybyinstillingfear,doubt,oranxiety CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdeterment(deˈterment)noun WordoriginC16:fromLatindēterrēre,fromde-+terrēretofrighten WordFrequency deterinAmericanEnglish (diˈtɜr ;dɪˈtɜr ) verbtransitiveWordforms:deˈterredordeˈterring tokeepordiscourage(aperson,group,ornation)fromdoingsomethingbyinstillingfear,anxiety,doubt,etc. Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsdeterment(deˈterment) noun WordoriginLdeterrere