deter vs prevent: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: deter or prevent

How to spell deter?

deter
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prevent
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deterverb

try to prevent; show opposition to

deterverb

turn away from by persuasion

preventverb

stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

preventverb

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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