avert
[ uh-vurt ]
/ əˈvɜrt /
verb (used with object)
to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an accident.
Origin of avert
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French
avertir ≪ Latin
āvertere, equivalent to
ā-
a-4 +
vertere to turn
OTHER WORDS FROM avert
a·vert·ed·ly, adverb a·vert·er, noun a·vert·i·ble, a·vert·a·ble, adjective un·a·vert·ed, adjectiveWords nearby avert
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British Dictionary definitions for averted
avert
/ (əˈvɜːt) /
verb (tr)
to turn away or aside
to avert one's gaze
to ward off; prevent from occurring
to avert danger
Derived forms of avert
avertible or avertable, adjectiveWord Origin for avert
C15: from Old French
avertir, from Latin
āvertere; see
averse