Both Uses of
deter
in
The War of the Worlds
- 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.
Chpt 1.6 *deter = discourage an action
- But this intelligence did not deter him from the plan of escape he had formed, and the three pressed eastward all day, and heard no more of the bread distribution than this promise.†
Chpt 1.17
Definition:
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(deter) try to prevent; or prevent