Deter and Intimidate

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Deter

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

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Intimidate is a synonym for deter in check topic. In some cases you can use "Intimidate" instead a verb "Deter", when it comes to topics like discourage, dishearten.

Nearby Words: deterred, deterrence, determent, deterring

Intimidate

Intimidate verb - To make timid or fearful by or as if by threats.

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Deter is a synonym for intimidate. You can use "Deter" instead a verb "Intimidate".

Nearby Words: intimidating, intimidation

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Common collocations

guy	deter guy	intimidate guy
people	deter people	intimidate people
group	deter group	intimidate group
someone	deter someone	intimidate someone
Other words: anyone, opponent, fans, enemies, animals, girls.

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