Dissuades (6)
I believe the answer is:
deters
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dissuades</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('deter' can be a synonym of 'dissuade')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for deters that I've seen before include "Persuades or discourages from doing" , "Puts off" , "Discourages, dissuades" , "Discourages or hinders" , "Discourages or prevents from doing something" .)