avert
- (transitive) To turn aside or away.
- (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- (archaic, intransitive) To turn away.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈvɝt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English averten, adverten, from Old French avertir (“turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware”), from Latin āvertere, from ab + vertō (“to turn”).
steer clear of
refrain from
drive back
evitar
abwenden
prévenir
evitare
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