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deter

 
 
/dɪˈtɜːr/ verb [T] (present participle deterring, past tense and past participle deterred)

Translation

to make someone less likely to do something, or to make something less likely to happen
caydırmak, vazgeçirmek, yıldırmak
We have introduced new security measures to deter shoplifters. [+ from + doing sth] Higher fuel costs could deter people from driving their cars.18622315
(Definition of deter verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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