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
To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of
understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.