Deter and Preclude

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Deter

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

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

Nearby Words: deterred, deterrence, determent, deterring

Preclude

Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Usage example: issued a strict schedule for doing household chores so as to preclude any arguments

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Deter is a synonym for preclude in inhibit topic. You can use "Deter" instead a verb "Preclude", if it concerns topics such as discourage.

Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding

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Common collocations

people	deter people	preclude people
interest	deter interest	preclude interest
nature	deter nature	preclude nature
someone	deter someone	preclude someone
Other words: strategy.

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