avert
[verb]
Synonyms:
- turn away, turn aside
- ward off, avoid, fend off, forestall, frustrate, preclude, prevent, stave off

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Contrasted words: advance, further, promote
Related Words: remove, transfer, anticipate, balk, foil, frustrate, thwart, check, halt, stay, stop

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧vert /əˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: avertir, from Latin avertere, from ad- 'to' + vertere 'to turn']

1. to prevent something unpleasant from happening:
The tragedy could have been averted if the crew had followed safety procedures.

2. avert your eyes/gaze etc to look away from something so that you do not see it:
Henry averted his eyes as she undressed.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

avert
verb
I. prevent sth
ADV. narrowly A tragedy was narrowly averted when a lorry crashed into a crowded restaurant.
VERB + AVERT attempt to, try to | manage to He managed to avert the closure of the factory.
fail to
PHRASES an attempt/effort to avert sth

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avert
II. turn sth away
ADV. hastily, quickly They hastily averted their faces to hide their giggles.
VERB + AVERT try to
PREP. from averting his eyes from the dead child

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