"deter" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈtɜː(ɹ)/ Audio: En-us-deter.ogg [US] Forms: deters [present, singular, third-person], deterring [participle, present], deterred [participle, past], deterred [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“I frighten”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dēterreō||deter, discourage}} Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), {{m|la|de||from}} de (“from”), {{m|la|terreō||I frighten}} terreō (“I frighten”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} deter (third-person singular simple present deters, present participle deterring, simple past and past participle deterred)
  1. (transitive) To prevent something from happening. Tags: transitive Translations (to prevent something from happening): възпирам (vǎzpiram) (Bulgarian), 防止 (fángzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 阻止 (zǔzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 預防 (Chinese Mandarin), 预防 (yùfáng) (Chinese Mandarin), odvrátit [perfective] (Czech), verhinderen (Dutch), estää (Finnish), empêcher (French), verhindern (German), abwenden (German), unterbinden (German), elrettent (Hungarian), hindra (Icelandic), prevenire (Italian), 防ぐ (fusegu) (Japanese), 阻む (habamu) (Japanese), 阻止する (soshi suru) (Japanese), kaiwaenga (Maori), whakapāhunu (Maori), forhindre (Norwegian), impedir (Portuguese), împiedica (Romanian), opri (Romanian), предотвраща́ть (predotvraščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), предотврати́ть (predotvratítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), osujetiti (Serbo-Croatian), spriječiti (Serbo-Croatian), odvrátiť [perfective] (Slovak), preprečiti (Slovene), evitar (Spanish), prevenir (Spanish), disuadir (Spanish), förhindra (Swedish), avstyra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deter-en-verb-hg9GNyXW Disambiguation of 'to prevent something from happening': 94 1 6
  2. (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage. Tags: transitive Synonyms (To persuade someone to not do something): dissuade Translations (to persuade someone not to do something): ἀποτρέπω (apotrépō) (Ancient Greek), разубеждавам (razubeždavam) (Bulgarian), odradit [perfective] (Czech), odstrašit [perfective] (Czech), ontmoedigen (Dutch), pidätellä (Finnish), estellä (Finnish), taivutella (Finnish), dissuader (French), décourager (French), abhalten (German), abbringen (German), zurückhalten (German), scoraggiare (Italian), 思い止まらせる (omoitodomaraseru) (Japanese), 抑止する (yokushi suru) (Japanese), whakapāhunu (Maori), taitu (Maori), avskrekke (Norwegian), dissuadir (Portuguese), desencorajar (Portuguese), descuraja (Romanian), deconsilia (Romanian), отгова́ривать (otgovárivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отговори́ть (otgovorítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), разубежда́ть (razubeždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разубеди́ть (razubedítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), уде́рживать (udérživatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), удержа́ть (uderžátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), odgovoriti (Serbo-Croatian), odvratiti (Serbo-Croatian), odradiť [perfective] (Slovak), odstrašiť [perfective] (Slovak), odvrniti (Slovene), disuadir (Spanish), desalentar (Spanish), avråda (Swedish), avskräcka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deter-en-verb-lwufhk5m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 66 16 Disambiguation of 'To persuade someone to not do something': 3 95 2 Disambiguation of 'to persuade someone not to do something': 1 98 1
  3. (transitive) To distract someone from something. Tags: transitive Translations (to distract someone from something): ablenken (German), beeinträchtigen (German)
    Sense id: en-deter-en-verb-5WWqBduL Disambiguation of 'to distract someone from something': 7 1 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: deterrent, deterrence

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          "text": "Such a male-dominated environment is also likely to contribute to the lingering presence of an outdated belief that expressing feelings and demonstrating emotion is a sign of weakness, deterring some men from discussing their problems.",
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          "ref": "2022 September 9, Sameer Yasir, “2 Years After Deadly Fistfights, India and China Pull Back From Border”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-09, Asia Pacific",
          "text": "Among the remaining contention points between the two armies is an eastern region called the Depsang Plains. Military analysts said that the Chinese Army was not allowing Indian troops to patrol in that area, even though they have done so for decades. While India’s military is already stretched thin, said Saurav Jha, editor in chief of the Delhi Defense Review, it still needs to keep up a permanent patrol to deter China.",
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          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
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          "roman": "razubeždavam",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "разубеждавам"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "ontmoedigen"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "pidätellä"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "estellä"
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          "word": "taivutella"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "dissuader"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "décourager"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "abhalten"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "abbringen"
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          "word": "zurückhalten"
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          "roman": "apotrépō",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "ἀποτρέπω"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "scoraggiare"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "omoitodomaraseru",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "思い止まらせる"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yokushi suru",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "抑止する"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "whakapāhunu"
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          "word": "taitu"
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          "word": "avskrekke"
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          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
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          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
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          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
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          "word": "deconsilia"
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          "_dis1": "1 98 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otgovárivatʹ",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "отгова́ривать"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otgovorítʹ",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "отговори́ть"
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          "roman": "razubeždátʹ",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
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          "roman": "udérživatʹ",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
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          "roman": "uderžátʹ",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
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          "word": "удержа́ть"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "odgovoriti"
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          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
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          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "odvrniti"
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          "word": "desalentar"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
          "word": "avråda"
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "estää"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "empêcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "verhindern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "abwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "unterbinden"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "elrettent"
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    {
      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "hindra"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "prevenire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fusegu",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "防ぐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "habamu",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "阻む"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "soshi suru",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "阻止する"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "kaiwaenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "whakapāhunu"
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    {
      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "forhindre"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "impedir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "împiedica"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "opri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predotvraščátʹ",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "предотвраща́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predotvratítʹ",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
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      "word": "предотврати́ть"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "osujetiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "spriječiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "odvrátiť"
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    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "preprečiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "evitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "prevenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "disuadir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "förhindra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to prevent something from happening",
      "word": "avstyra"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razubeždavam",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "разубеждавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "odradit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "odstrašit"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "ontmoedigen"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "pidätellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "estellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "taivutella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "dissuader"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "décourager"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "abhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "abbringen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "zurückhalten"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apotrépō",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "ἀποτρέπω"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "scoraggiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "omoitodomaraseru",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "思い止まらせる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yokushi suru",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "抑止する"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "whakapāhunu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "taitu"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "avskrekke"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "dissuadir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "desencorajar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "descuraja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "deconsilia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otgovárivatʹ",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "отгова́ривать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otgovorítʹ",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "отговори́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razubeždátʹ",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "разубежда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razubedítʹ",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "разубеди́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udérživatʹ",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уде́рживать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uderžátʹ",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "удержа́ть"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "odgovoriti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "odvratiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "odradiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "odstrašiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "odvrniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "disuadir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "desalentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "avråda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to persuade someone not to do something",
      "word": "avskräcka"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to distract someone from something",
      "word": "ablenken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to distract someone from something",
      "word": "beeinträchtigen"
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  "word": "deter"
}

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