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deter

CEFR: B2
To discourage or prevent someone from taking a particular course of action through fear of consequences.

Synonyms

  • deter equivalent
  • institutional term

Common Collocations

  • role of deter
  • impact of deter
  • patterns of deter

Example Sentence

The academic research in Cambridge IELTS 21 examines how deter influences contemporary societal dynamics.

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