deter — meaning in English

English meaning

• apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
• arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
• collar noun The part of a shirt, jacket, or coat that fits around the neck.
• detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
• grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
• hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
• restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.

Senses

deter is used for these senses in English:

• apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
• arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
• collar (transitive) To seize, capture or detain.
• detain (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
• grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
• hold (archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.
• hold off (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
• restrain (transitive) To control or keep in check.

apprehend — full definition

1. verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
2. verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
3. verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.

arrest — full definition

1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

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