Avert has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let's avoid a confrontation"
"head off a confrontation"
"avert a strike"
2
turn away or aside
"They averted their eyes when the King entered"
3
To turn aside or away.
"She quickly averted her eyes from the gruesome scene to spare herself any further pain."
Example Sentences
"Let's avoid a confrontation"
verb
"head off a confrontation"
verb
"avert a strike"
verb
"They averted their eyes when the King entered"
verb
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)