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Synonyms
a·vert (ə-vûrt́)

[Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere, ā-, ab-, away from; see ab–1, + vertere, to turn.]

transitive verb: 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

derivatives

a·vert́i·ble
adjective