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avert

/ avert /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
turn away or aside
"They averted their eyes when the King entered"
Type of:
turn
Derived:
aversion averting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let''s avoid a confrontation"
"head off a confrontation"
"avert a strike"
Type of:
prevent forestall foreclose
Derived:
obviation forestalling preclusion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
9
Times Searched
25
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turn prevent forestall foreclose