Differ vs Deter - What's the difference?
differ | deter |
Not to have the same traits, characteristics.
To have diverging opinions, disagree.
* Canning
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.
As verbs the difference between differ and deter
is that differ is not to have the same traits, characteristics while deter is to prevent something from happening.differ
English
Verb
(en verb)- If the honourable gentleman differs with me on that subject, I differ as heartily with him, and shall always rejoice to differ.
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* ----deter
English
Verb
(deterr)- we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise
