Deter; postpone (3,3)
I believe the answer is:
put off
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">deter</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">postpone</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for put off that I've seen before include "Dissuaded - discouraged" , "Postpone or dissuade" , "Throw" , "Postpone, repel" , "'Never ... ... till tomorrow what you can do today'" .)