Associations to the word «Deter»
Noun
- Gent
- Aggression
- Predator
- Mine
- Spectrometry
- Chromatography
- Offender
- Misconduct
- Retaliation
- Incursion
- Punishment
- Detecting
- Mining
- Scruple
- Piracy
- Pursuing
- Theft
- Seawater
- Criminal
- Threat
- Pesticide
- Fluorescence
- Attacker
- Toxin
- Terrorist
- Adversary
- Severity
- Solubility
- Sanction
- Urine
- Amine
- Serum
- Crime
- Calibration
- Smuggling
- Detection
- Tomography
- Defendant
- Tort
- Terrorism
- Downfall
- Coercion
- Intrusion
- Spec
- Pest
- Harassment
- Penalty
- Spectroscopy
- Adsorption
- Dosage
- Parameter
- Determination
- Extraction
- Sentencing
- Dyeing
- Determinant
- Metabolite
- Effectiveness
- Ultrasound
- Reagent
- Absorption
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DETER, verb. (transitive) To prevent something from happening.
DETER, verb. (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
Dictionary definition
DETER, verb. Try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth".
DETER, verb. Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.