simple past tense and past participle of deter

plural of determent

The act of deterring; deterrence.

present participle of deter

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deter

(transitive) To prevent something from happening. / (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage. / (transitive) To distract someone from something.

A surname.

plural of Deter

A surname from German.