as in dissuades
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
we tried to deter him from his crazy scheme, but to no avail
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
Whether that deters other people from moving to the Florida is yet to be seen, but in the near-term, residents told CBS Miami that the impact could be severe.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2024
But such surface-level downstream exposure no longer deters adversaries.
—Thomas Rid, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2024
Political volatility deters investment.
—Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2016
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“Deters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deters. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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