avert
[L. averto, a, from, and verto, to turn, anciently, vorto; hence vertex, vortex, averto; probably allied to L. vario; Eng. veer.]
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avert
To turn from; to turn off or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object.
avert
To keep off, divert or prevent; as, to avert an approaching calamity.
avert
To cause to dislike. But this sense seems to be improper, except when heart or some equivalent word is used; as, to avert the heart or affections, which may signify to alienate the affections.
avert
verb intransitiveTo turn away.