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a·vert

(ə-vûrt′)

tr.v. a·vert·ed, a·vert·ing, a·verts

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

2. To keep from happening; prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply. See Synonyms at prevent.

[Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere : ā-, ab-, away from; see ab-¹ + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

a·vert′i·ble, a·vert′a·ble adj.

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Noun	1.	averting - the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility" prevention, bar - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"
	2.	averting - the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry" aversion avoidance, shunning, turning away, dodging - deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

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he has, has he?â€ said Edwards, averting his face to conceal the color that collected in his sunburnt cheek.

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Whatever I can say which will open your eyes to the real danger, and strengthen your conviction of the instant necessity of averting it, I say in despite of myself, without hesitation and without reserve.

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The unfortunate queen Pomare, incapable of averting the impending calamity, terrified at the arrogance of the insolent Frenchman, and driven at last to despair, fled by night in a canoe to Emio.

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The operation involved unforeseen dangers, which a great influx of spectators would have hindered him from averting. It was necessary to preserve complete freedom of movement.

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Pakistan Army lauded for support in averting crisis at KDA Grid

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K-Electric appreciates Pakistan Army's support in averting crisis at KDA Grid

Loco pilot saw it at the right time and pulled emergency brakes, averting a major mishap," Deuskar said on Friday.

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"It is necessary to begin employing in operations that avert flare-up of conflicts for such employment is much more effective because each dollar spent on averting break-out of strifes spares 10 dollars spent on operations to stop them." He criticized the UN for lacking mechanisms for averting breakout of conflicts.