Deter vs Deterred - What's the difference?
deter | deterred |
To prevent something from happening.
To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
(deter)
To prevent something from happening.
To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
As verbs the difference between deter and deterred
is that deter is to prevent something from happening while deterred is past tense of deter.deter
English
Verb
(deterr)- we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise
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* ----deterred
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(head)deter
English
Verb
(deterr)- we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise