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v. To turn away: avert one's eyes.

v. To ward off (something about to happen); prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply. See Synonyms at prevent.

v. To turn aside or away.

v. To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

v. To turn away.

v. To turn aside, or away; ; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; “To avert his ire.”

verb-intransitive. To turn away.

To turn away; turn or cause to turn off or away: as, to avert the eyes from an object: now seldom with a personal object.

To give a turn or direction to; direct.

To ward off; prevent the occurrence or happening of (evil or something threatened).

To oppose; view with aversion.

To turn away.

v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

v. turn away or aside

"The list of mistakes they tried to avert is familiar, but it bears repeating because of the fresh opportunity to learn from it."

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