d 2 e 1 t 1 e 1 r 1
5 letters · 6 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb try to prevent; show opposition to
verb turn away from by persuasion
originEtymology tree Latin dēterreōbor. English deter Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“to frighten”).
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