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deterreo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From dē- (from) +‎ terreō (I frighten).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dēterreō (present infinitive dēterrēre, perfect active dēterruī, supine dēterritum); second conjugation

  1. to frighten off, deter, discourage, prevent, hinder
    Synonyms: terreō, perterreō, exterreō, absterreō, conterreō, cōnsternō, exciō
  2. to avert, keep off; repress, control

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: deter

References

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  • deterreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • deterreo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • deterreo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be forced to change one's mind: de sententia deici, depelli, deterreri
    • to be deterred from one's intention by something: a consilio deterreri aliqua re
    • to abide by one's resolution: propositum, consilium tenere (opp. a proposito deterreri)