VERB | communication | deter, discourage | try to prevent |
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communication | deter, dissuade | turn away from by persuasion |
Sounds | dihter' | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | try to prevent; show opposition to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | discourage | |
Broader | disapprove, reject | deem wrong or inappropriate |
Spanish | desalentar, desanimar, disuadir, evitar, prevenir | |
Catalan | desanimar, descoratjar | |
Adjectives | deterrent | tending to deter |
Nouns | deterrence | the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety |
deterrent | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
Meaning | turn away from by persuasion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam cannot deter Sue; They deter him to write the letter | |
Synonym | dissuade | |
Narrower | talk out of | persuade someone not to do something |
Broader | rede, advise, counsel | Give advice to |
Opposite | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
Spanish | desaconsejar, distanciar, disuadir | |
Catalan | desaconsellar, dissuadir | |
Adjectives | deterrent | tending to deter |
Nouns | determent, deterrence | a communication that makes you afraid to try something |
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