deter

estellä, estää

saada luopumaan puhekieltä To prevent something from happening.
puhekieltä To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.

we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise