Deter
Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Some of the jobs you can take give you access to contraband, but they put contraband sensors at the exit to deter you from stealing anything.
Source: Video Game / The Escapists -
All he really learned is to let his buddy Relius take care of her... so what happens if he can't deter her?
Source: Evil Cannot Comprehend Good - Seeing as Tesse's mostly just trying to take advantage of the situation for some good ol' lip-locking, Kaname's irritated attempts to point this out don't deter her very much.
Source: CPR (Clean, Pretty, Reliable)
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