deter 'prevent'; OED Online references

[Mark Mandel]

This was new to me, but OED has it in a 1993 addition:

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http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-214693.html
New Nissan technology deters drivers from danger

YOKOSUKA, Japan--Nissan previewed on Wednesday new safety technology
that goes beyond a warning beep if drivers veer into the path of
danger, and actively tries to pull the car in the direction of safety.

A car installed with the brake-resistance device would try to deter
the driver from changing lanes, for example, if it detected a car
zooming up from behind in the motorist's blind spot, Nissan said.

Motorists can still override the deterrence in an emergency but a test
drive in a car fitted with the feature on Wednesday prompted the
brakes to vibrate when danger was detected -- leaving little doubt
about what the car thought was safe.

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OED Online:
ADDITIONS SERIES 1993
    Add:    [1.] c. To prevent or inhibit.
1961 in WEBSTER. 1972 Sci. Amer. July 23/2 This tactic could deter
torpedo attack..in just the same way that the strategic offensive
force reliably deters a first strike. 1986 Cambridge (Mass.) Chron. 6
Mar. 1/3 Zoning regulations..deter the development of community
residences.

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Which Webster? Well, there's a hyperlink.... but it just goes to the
first "Webster" on Bibliography: W-Web. So it's probably one of the
following, and since they say 1961 I would *guess* they mean this
one**.

Webster, Arthur Gordon
The theory of electricity and magnetism 1897

Webster, Daniel
Works 1851
Private correspondence a 1852 (1857)
Speeches and forensic arguments 1835

Webster, Douglas & Webster, Molly
Comparative vertebrate morphology 1974

Webster, James
General view of the agriculture of Galloway, comprehending the
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and Shire of Wigton 1794

Webster, Jean (Alice Jean Chandler Webster)
Dear enemy 1915 (UK 1916)

Webster, John
Works a 1625 (1830, 1857)
Appius and Virginia a 1625 (1654)
The deuils law-case 1623
The tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy 1623
The white divel 1612
See also Tourneur, C.

—— & Rowley, William
A cure for a cuckold 16.. (1661)

Webster, John
The displaying of supposed witchcraft 1677
Metallographia: or, an history of metals 1671

Webster, John
Elements of mechanical and chemical philosophy 1804
Elements of natural philosophy 1804
—Philosophical instructor: or, Webster's Elements of natural
philosophy, subdivided by A. Eaton 1824
See also Imison, John

Webster, John
Introduction to fungi 1970

Webster, Noah
A compendious dictionary of the English language 1806
An American dictionary of the English language 1828; 1832
An American dictionary of the English language. Revised and enlarged
by Chauncey A. Goodrich 1847
—new and revised ed. 1864; Suppl. 1880

Webster's International dictionary 1890, 1900; Suppl. 1902

Webster's New international dictionary 1911, 1918
New international dictionary of the English language ed. W. T. Harris
& F. S. Allen 1909
—(ed. 2, ed. W. A. Neilson, T. A. Knott, & P. W. Carhart) 2 vols. 1934
** —(ed. 3, ed. P. B. Gove) 2 vols. 1961 (see also 6,000 words)

Webster, Robert
Gems: their sources, description and identification 2 vols. 1962

Webster, Thomas & Parkes, Mrs.
An encyclopædia of domestic economy 1844

Webster, William
An essay on book-keeping 1721 (1734)

Webster's sports dictionary 1976

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