Collocations for deter - verb
ADVERB
hardly
Her words of warning would hardly deter him.
Her words of warning would hardly deter him.
effectively
Will this harsher punishment effectively deter criminals?
Will this harsher punishment effectively deter criminals?
easily
VERB + deter
be likely to,
be unlikely to
be enough to, be sufficient to
attempt to
be designed to
do little to, do nothing to
The present system does little to deter corporate crime.
be enough to, be sufficient to
attempt to
be designed to
do little to, do nothing to
The present system does little to deter corporate crime.
PREPOSITION
from
These new rules are likely to deter people from coming forward for help.
These new rules are likely to deter people from coming forward for help.
Deter is used with these nouns as the object:
aggression, buyer, crime, enemy, intruder, investor, shopper, traveller, vandal, vandalism, visitor
aggression, buyer, crime, enemy, intruder, investor, shopper, traveller, vandal, vandalism, visitor