Deter and Deflect

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Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.

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Deflect and deter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deflect" instead a verb "Deter".

Deflect verb - To change the course or direction of (something).

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Deter and deflect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deter" instead a verb "Deflect".

attention	deter attention	deflect attention
attack	deter attack	deflect attack
people	deter people	deflect people
investigation	deter investigation	deflect investigation
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