Avert - definition of avert by The Free Dictionary
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WEB1. To turn away: avert one's eyes. 2. To keep from happening; prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply. See Synonyms at prevent. [Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere : ā-, ab-, away from; see ab-1 + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots .] a·vert′i·ble, a·vert′a·ble adj.
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