All 5 Uses of
deter
in
Walden
- When I think of acquiring for myself one of our luxurious dwellings, I am deterred, for, so to speak, the country is not yet adapted to human culture, and we are still forced to cut our spiritual bread far thinner than our forefathers did their wheaten.†
Chpt 1
- For my own part, I was never so effectually deterred from frequenting a man's house, by any kind of Cerberus whatever, as by the parade one made about dining me, which I took to be a very polite and roundabout hint never to trouble him so again.†
Chpt 6
- The wasps came by thousands to my lodge in October, as to winter quarters, and settled on my windows within and on the walls overhead, sometimes deterring visitors from entering.†
Chpt 13
- A farmer, a hunter, a soldier, a reporter, even a philosopher, may be daunted; but nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love.†
Chpt 14
- They passed over the pond ... seemingly deterred from settling by my light,
Chpt 15 *deterred = discouraged
Definition:
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(deter) try to prevent; or prevent