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avert

a·vert [ ə vúrt ] (past and past participle a·vert·ed, present participle a·vert·ing, 3rd person present singular a·verts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. prevent something from happening: to prevent something from occurring, especially something harmful

2. look away: to turn your eyes away from something

[14th century. Via French< Latin avertere "turn away" < vertere "turn"]

a·vert·i·ble adjective
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