Sample Sentences for
deter
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    She was slow to decide what to do, but once she did nothing could deter her from her chosen course of action.
    deter = discourage (prevent)
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    "I don't want to go." ... Mama pulled Thalia up from the seat by the hands, leaned in, and fixed her with a gaze I knew well. Not a thing on this earth could deter her now.  (source)
    deter = prevent
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    There were three policemen too, one of whom was mounted, doing their best, under instructions from Stent, to keep the people back and deter them from approaching the cylinder.  (source)
    deter = discourage an action
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    McCandless was deterred not in the least.  (source)
    deterred = discouraged (prevented from doing something)
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    The fact that it was three A.M. and raining buckets didn't deter them.  (source)
    deter = discourage
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    Wes stood undeterred a»d again asked her what was wrong.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in undeterred means not and reverses the meaning of deterred. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    [referring to the physical beating they had to give to the soldier with claustrophobia] We do it quickly and mercilessly, and at last he sits down quietly. The others have turned pale; let's hope it deters them.  (source)
    deters = prevents (more of the same from)
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    But he's not sure he has the energy anymore to put up a deterring facade, to spot potential threats and fend off attacks.  (source)
    deterring = preventative
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    ...she's not about to be deterred:  (source)
    deterred = stopped (prevented from continuing)
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    Obviously the child was about to be shot as a punishment for his offence and to deter others.  (source)
    deter = try to prevent
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    August, completely undeterred, stepped back and crossed his arms.†  (source)
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    Detering trembles and throws his rifle on the ground.†  (source)
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