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deter

verb

Meaning

  1. verbTo prevent something from happening.
  2. verbTo persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

    Example: Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own.

  3. verbTo distract someone from something.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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