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Definition of Deter

Deter
Deter De*ter", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deterred; p. pr. & vb. n. Deterring.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten, terrify. See Terror.] To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison. Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty. --Tillotson. My own face deters me from my glass. --Prior.

Meaning of Deter from wikipedia

- Auguste Deter (German pronunciation: [aʊ̯ˈɡʊstə ˈdeːtɐ], née Hochmann; 16 May 1850 – 8 April 1906) was a German woman notable for being the first person...
- family name "Deters" is of patronymic origin, meaning it was inspired by the father of the initial bearer. In this instance it means "Son of Deter",[citation...
- Thorben-Johannes Deters (born 20 August 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga club Preußen Münster. Thorben is the son of Bernd Deters, who...
- Theodore Deters (born April 4, 1957) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court since 2023. Deters is a lifelong...
- Hermann Detering (1953 – October 2018) was a Berlin pastor sceptical of Paul's authorship of the Pauline epistles, in line with radical criticism. He identified...
- Harold Lee Deters (born January 16, 1944) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He pla****...
- Look up deterrence or deterrent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Deterrence may refer to: Deterrence theory, a theory of war, especially regarding nuclear...
- How to Deter a Robber is a 2020 American crime comedy film written and directed by Maria Bissell and starring Vanessa Marano, Benjamin Papac, Abbie Cobb...
- The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (referred to in short as the Port State...
- Deterring Democracy is a book published in 1991 by Noam Chomsky, which explores the differences between the humanitarian rhetoric and imperialistic reality...