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Definitions for Avert

[1] to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
[2] to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an accident.
[3] to turn away or aside to avert one's gaze
[4] to ward off; prevent from occurring to avert danger

Words related to Avert

halt, prevent, forestall, avoid, deter, foil, preclude, turn, divert, deflect, frustrate, shunt

Words nearby Avert

averse, aversion, aversion therapy, aversive, aversive conditioning, avert, avertin, avery, aves, avesta, avestan

Origin of Avert

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French avertir ≪ Latin āvertere, equivalent to ā- a-4 + vertere to turn

Other words from Avert

a·vert·ed·ly , adverb
a·vert·er , noun
a·vert·i·ble , a·vert·a·ble , adjective
un·a·vert·ed , adjective

Word origin for Avert

C15: from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere; see averse

Synonyms for Avert

avoid, deter, fend off, foil, forestall, halt, preclude, prevent, rule out, ward off, deflect, divert, frustrate, shunt, turn, look away, shove aside, stave off, turn aside, turn away