DETER


Meaning of DETER in English

verb

BAD : How can we deter our leaders to use the atomic bomb?

GOOD : How can we deter our leaders from using the atomic bomb?

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deter sb (from doing sth) = persuade them not to do it: 'The common assumption is that imprisonment deters them from returning to a life of crime.'

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