avert
/əˈvɜːt//əˈvɝt/
verb
- 1
To turn aside or away.
“To avert the eyes from an object.”
- 2
To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
“How can the danger be averted?”
- 3
To turn away.
- 4
To turn away.
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