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deter.

to stop, arrest, detain, restrain

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/deˈte(ʁ)/Brazil[deˈte(h)]Brazil/deˈte(ʁ)/Brazil[deˈte(h)]Brazil

  1. to stop, arrest, detain, restrain

  2. to deter

  3. to withhold

  4. to hold (a right or privilege)

    A empresa detém o direito de despedir os empregados.

  5. to own (corporate)

    Esta empresa detém uma cadeia de restaurantes.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese detẽer, from Latin dētinēre (“to detain”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.