Latin

Verb

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

1. I frighten off, deter, discourage, prevent, hinder.
2. I avert, keep off; repress, control.

Inflection

Derived terms

• dēterrēns

Related terms

Descendants

• English: deter

References

• 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “deterreo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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)