Deter and Help

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

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Help is an antonym for deter in check topic.

Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.

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Deter is an antonym for help.

Nearby Words: helpful, helped, helpless, helper, helping

guy	deter guy	help guy
people	deter people	help people
group	deter group	help group
someone	deter someone	help someone
Other words: bit, anyone, player, times, friends, players, animals, girls.

Either Spider-Man's presence was previously enough to deter petty criminals, so his absence has all the criminals coming out of the woodwork, or the NYPD has come to be waaay too reliant on Spidey's help.

Source: Holding Out for a Hero
They also act as security, as they have weapons systems hidden inside their bodies, but this doesn't help them deter either Motoko and the Tachikoma or the assassin Fem.

Source: Robot Maid
Later Markus throws escape capsule with Maya towads safety and stays behind(rather than call for help) to deter enemy fighters, though this borders with You Shall Not Pass situation.

Source: Someone Has to Die

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