Deter and Ruin

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Deter

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

Ruin

Ruin verb - To cause to lose one's fortune and become unable to pay one's debts.
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Deter and ruin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deter" instead a verb "Ruin".
Nearby Words: ruined, ruination, ruinous, ruining, ruinously
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someone deter someone ruin someone
strategy deter strategy ruin strategy
plans deter plans ruin plans
efforts deter efforts ruin efforts

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  • Old Testament law merely fast-tracked some of these consequences in an effort to deter people from proceeding further down this road to ruin.
    Source: The Punishment Is the Crime
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