To prevent something from happening.
To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own.
To distract someone from something.
we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise
A surname from German.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic...
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