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deterred

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verb (used with object), -terred, -ter·ring.

to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.

to prevent; check; arrest: timber treated with creosote to deter rot.

Origin:
1570–80; < Latin dēterrēre to prevent, hinder, equivalent to dē- de- + terrēre to frighten

Related forms

de·ter·ment, noun

de·ter·ra·ble, adjective

de·ter·ra·bil·i·ty, noun

de·ter·rer, noun

un·de·ter·ra·bil·i·ty, noun

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un·de·ter·ra·ble, adjective

un·de·ter·ra·b·ly, adverb

un·de·terred, adjective

un·de·ter·ring, adjective

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Many foreign firms are understandably deterred by the prospect of meddling government bureaucrats.

They also found that hawks, snakes, and other large predators could be deterred by the toxin.

Coral larvae could be deterred by noise from human sources.

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Many foreign firms are understandably deterred by the prospect of meddling government bureaucrats.

They also found that hawks, snakes, and other large predators could be deterred by the toxin.

Coral larvae could be deterred by noise from human sources.

Still, nothing deterred his unsinkable faith in his own genius.

Regular mint has never deterred them before so this is new.

The number of attacks they've really deterred is questionable, at best.

Some foreign investors, who frequently cite concern about weak growth, may have been deterred by the low reported rates.

The experiments confirmed that an increase in tail temperature effectively deterred the snakes from approaching.

Criminal syndicates, seduced by profits to be made, are not deterred by bans on elephant hunting.

But those hindrances haven't deterred determined trekkers.

Foreign investors and tourists will both be deterred by the political instability and risk of violence.

But the lack of rain hasn't deterred the male spotted bowerbirds.

The use of streamers spook the birds and they are deterred from diving on them.

Also, don't delude yourself into thinking the spammers will be deterred by your shenanigans.

The decision was, in any event, probably inevitable since financial-market turmoil at the time deterred such bold ventures.

Relentless wind has probably deterred many a newcomer to this land.

Further disturbing is the fact that this behavior is not prevented or deterred by our lawmakers.

Still, that hasn't deterred a sizable number of people from signing up.

He has also suggested that executions early in the post-election unrest would have deterred demonstrators.

But the harsh weather and remoteness of the crash site had deterred anyone from carrying out the mission.

The absence of security has already deterred investment, with serious implications for the whole country's long-term outlook.

And he was not easily deterred from his chosen course.

Despite their strong handshakes and leadership training, businessmen are skittish creatures, easily demoralised and deterred.

Roadside bombs in the neighborhood are a continuing hazard but have not deterred shoppers.

The government should not be deterred by the howls of anger from the teachers' unions.

Many potential whistleblowers are deterred by the practice's less than jolly history.

But towns are not deterred from opening their doors to festivals or creating their own.

If more law-abiding citizens are allowed to carry guns, he says, criminals are deterred.

But medicine, once it scents a promising quarry, is unlikely to be deterred.

But the backlash against bail-outs was so intense that it attached stringent conditions that deterred participation.

It has also deterred to certain extent the much needed tourism to the region.

Many smaller businesses are deterred by the cost and the disclosure requirements.

Kosovo is determined to ensure that laws are applied and criminals are deterred.

But probably nothing short of pneumonia could have deterred him from his.

Still, the uproar has not deterred this newest entrant in the recruitment realm.

She found that each execution deterred on average three murders, and that swift executions deterred even more.

They say the public will lose access to information if companies are deterred from building databases because of theft.

No matter what the law throws in their path, however, the three heroes will not be deterred.

So far the new hard line does not seem to have deterred foreign students.

The new location has not deterred her clients, who are as likely to be set decorators as interior designers.

Realtors say tech firms are rarely deterred from locating in hub cities merely because of rapidly rising rents.

How could those who controlled major news outlets be deterred from misusing their.

Fearful of violence and deterred by confusion at polling stations, voters did not turn out in large numbers.

Spiraling economy, downsizing and the ever-changing nuclear family have not deterred the dream.

For those not deterred by magic words, though, both firms have an extra surprise.

The coyotes did not immediately attack, perhaps being deterred by the presence of the human.

If that were done, large-scale enterprises would become too big to be deterred or punished for wrongdoing.

But this relative good fortune has not deterred complaints.

He had a flair for the grandiose and was not easily deterred by such bureaucracies as city agencies.

Many are deterred from trying to convert by the rigours of the rabbinical courts.

He stopped, deterred by the sight of two humans, both above him.

But he's not the sort of man to be deterred by that.

They say that the prospect of matching funds for opponents deterred them from exercising their right:.

Others say that heavy lobbying by teaching unions against changing status deterred many schools.

However, this hasn't deterred them from trying and trying again.

They could invest in sanitation facilities, so that girls are not deterred from attending school by a lack of separate toilets.

Investors keen to buy into markets where prices have already risen are not deterred by a small levy.

Small-time criminals can be deterred by shorter sentences and kept from moving on to larger crimes by alternative sentencing.

Yet the publicity has not deterred parents and other entrepreneurs from considering educational alternatives.

But the paper argues that rational countries will not be deterred by free-riders.

Prosecutors aren't deterred by such financial considerations.

The company said higher prices had deterred some customers.

The lack of an agreed method has not deterred some experts from coming up with green figures.

The presence of the statues has hardly deterred leasing:.

Smaller companies are deterred by the investment in market research, distribution and product design needed to sell abroad.

With so much stacked against them, foreign or individual investors are deterred from pursuing reform.

High inflation and interest rates deterred investment.

But their high cost and limited range deterred consumers.

It will be disappointed by the failure of this bid, but not deterred.

But people would be deterred from acting on the green-eyed monster.

Don't be deterred by the shopping center location, or the way this place resembles a coffee shop.

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Word Origin & History

deter

1579, from L. deterrere, from de- "away" + terrere "frighten." Deterrent is from 1829.

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"It will be seen that we contemplate a time when man's will shall be law to the physical world, and he shall no longer be deterred by such abstractions as time and space, height and depth, weight and hardness, but shall indeed be the lord of creation."

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