Associations to the word «Deter»

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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King