Avert

Verb

 * 1)  To turn aside or away.
 * 2)  To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
 * 3)  To turn away.

Adverbs for Avert
cleverly; happily; coldly; swiftly; thoughtfully; dexterously; skilfully; painstakingly; scarcely.

Thesaurus
about-face; anticipate; balk; bar; bear off; check; debar; deflect; deter; discourage; dishearten; divert; draw aside; ease off; edge off; estop; exclude; face about; fend; fend off; fly off; foil; forbid; foreclose; forestall; frustrate; gee; glance; glance off; go off; halt; haw; head off; help; jib; keep from; keep off; make way for; move aside; obviate; pivot; preclude; prevent; prohibit; remove; repel; right-about-face; rule out; save; sheer; sheer off; shove aside; shunt; shy; shy off; side; sidestep; sidetrack; sidle; stave off; stay; steer clear of; step aside; stop; switch; thwart; transfer; turn aside; turn away; turn back; veer; veer off; volte-face; ward; ward off; wheel; whip; whirl

Derived terms

 * averter
 * avertress

Etymology
avertere:, present active infinitive of averto:, from ab: + verto:. Compare avertir:.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: отклонявам
 * Greek: αποστρέφω
 * Icelandic: snúa frá, snúa undan, beina frá, snúa sér undan, líta undan


 * Korean:
 * Spanish: apartar


 * Bulgarian: отблъсквам, отбивам
 * Czech:
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Icelandic: afstýra, koma í veg fyrir
 * Korean: 방지하다
 * Spanish: evitar

Anagrams

 * trave, Trave

Etymology
From apertus:.

Adjective

 * 1)  open