Deter and Light

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Deter

Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.
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Light and deter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Light" instead a verb "Deter".
Nearby Words: deterred, deterrence, determent, deterring

Light

Light verb - To set (something) on fire.
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Deter and light are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deter" instead a verb "Light".
Nearby Words: lighten, lightweight, lightly, lightness, lighted
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people deter people light people
bit deter bit light bit
city deter city light city
times deter times light times
Other words: enemies.

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  • Go for the Eye While it's not compulsory to hit him in the eye to damage him, and he does have a light-blast to- try and deter your doing so, striking him in the eye does more damage and causes him to flail about for a bit, allowing one to get a bit more distance from him.
    Source: Go for the Eye
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