Deter vs Encourage - What's the difference?
deter | encourage |
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. ยง 10.
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
To spur on, strongly recommend.
To foster, give help or patronage
As verbs the difference between deter and encourage
is that deter is to prevent something from happening while encourage is .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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* ----encourage
English
Verb
(encourag)- I encouraged him during his race.
- We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- ''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed