Definition of deter

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Deter (v. t.) To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc..

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Forswear :: Forswear (v. i.) To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations..
Declination :: Declination (n.) The act or state of falling off or declining from excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.
Diagnosis :: Diagnosis (n.) Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species.
Failure :: Failure (n.) Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight..
Determine :: Determine (v. i.) To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on.
Abluent :: Abluent (a.) Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.
Result :: Result (n.) The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
Foxiness :: Foxiness (n.) The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay; deterioration..
Define :: Define (v. t.) To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term..
Define :: Define (v. t.) To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument..
Instability :: Instability (n.) Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper, custom, etc..
Doubleminded :: Doubleminded (a.) Having different minds at different times; unsettled; undetermined.
Survey :: Survey (v. t.) To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire..
Determinableness :: Determinableness (n.) Capability of being determined; determinability.
Trial :: Trial (n.) The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue..
Open :: Open (a.) Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open..
Self-determining :: Self-determining (a.) Capable of self-determination; as, the self-determining power of will..
Assize :: Assize (n.) The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior courts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural.
Define :: Define (v. i.) To determine; to decide.
Ploughfoot :: Ploughfoot (n.) An adjustable staff formerly attached to the plow beam to determine the depth of the furrow.
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