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a·vert    Audio Help   (ə-vûrt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   a·vert·ed, a·vert·ing, a·verts
  1. To turn away: avert one's eyes.
  2. To ward off (something about to happen); 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-2 in Indo-European roots.]

a·vert'i·ble, a·vert'a·ble adj.
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