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: September 26, 2024
\dih-TER\ verb
What It Means
To deter someone is to discourage or prevent them from acting. To deter a thing is to stop or limit it.
// The heavy fines aim to deter people from dumping garbage here.
// The device is designed to deter automobile theft.
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