unsell

verb

Definition of unsellnext
as in to deter

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  1. deter
  2. discourage
  3. dissuade
  4. inhibit
Verb
  • Threats of fines and jail time haven't deterred a black market fueled by a growing activist movement to get the internet into people’s hands.
    Cyrus Farivar, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The right has retrenched in the face of Russian aggression in Europe, while the left has demonstrated a chronic allergy to deterring Iran and supporting Israel.
    Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of deter
Verb
  • This dual approach—discouraging harmful choices while promoting affordable, nutritious alternatives—has the potential to reshape America’s food environment and improve public health for generations to come.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Floating buoys, separated by saw-like sheets of metal, have been in a bid to discourage river crossings.
    Martha McHardy, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of discourage
Verb
  • The only thing left on the docket that could dissuade the Fed from a December cut is the release next week of separate reports on consumer and producer prices.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Ultimately, those tragedies didn’t dissuade Senna from competing.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of dissuade
Verb
  • Literary greatness often inhibits directors, who end up paying prudent homage to the source rather than engaging in the bold revisions that successful adaptations require.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In terms of utility, there’s been a number of drug studies looking at compounds that can either inhibit or promote cell death in various disease contexts.
    Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of inhibit
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