deterreo

Latin

Etymology

    From dē- (off) +‎ terreō (to frighten).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    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

    Derived 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
    • 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)