Deter and Fight

Deter

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

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

Fight verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.

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Deter and fight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deter" instead a verb "Fight".

Nearby Words: fighting, fighter

guy	deter guy	fight guy
people	deter people	fight people
group	deter group	fight group
someone	deter someone	fight someone
Other words: invasion, war, anyone, opponent, times, friends, enemies, creatures.

Interface Screw: Hexor messes up a lot of things in the final level and boss fight to deter you.

Source: Video Game / Distorted Travesty
The fact that she has to cross thousands of miles of hostile desert and fight off a high-tech army of fanatics in the process does not deter her.

Source: Video Game / Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
For added horror, we don't even see the fight, just the brutalized bodies of the HRT as they're thrown into the apartment swimming pool after their conventional weapons apparently fail to deter something with no vital organs.

Source: Reality Ensues / Live-Action TV

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