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English to English verb
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prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening |  | Example: Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike
source: wordnet30
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turn away or aside | | Example: They averted their eyes when the King entered
source: wordnet30
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To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? "To avert his ire." | | source: webster1913
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To turn away. | | source: webster1913
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