v. (rr) (often foil. by from) discourage or prevent, esp. through fear. o determent n. [Latin terreo frighten] detergent /dila:d3(a)nt/ n. synthetic cleansing agent used with water. adj. cleansing. [Latin tergeo wipe] deteriorate iditenereit/ v; (ting) become worse. o deterioration /Prof(a)n/ n. [Latin deterior worse] determinant /di ta:mmonti adj. determining. n. 1 determining factor etc. 2 quantity obtained by the addition of products of the elements of a square matrix according to a given rule. [Latin: related to DETERMINE]
