Deter and Terrorize

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Deter

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

Terrorize

Terrorize verb - To strike with fear.
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Deter and terrorize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deter" instead a verb "Terrorize".
Nearby Words: terror, terrorise, terrorism, terrorizing, terrorising

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people deter people terrorize people
group deter group terrorize group
folk deter folk terrorize folk
anyone deter anyone terrorize anyone
Other words: city, criminals, enemies, students.
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