avert
1avert — UK US /əˈvɜːt/ verb [T] ► to prevent something bad from happening: avert a crisis/disaster »He argued that the way to avert an economic crisis is for individuals to follow their usual spending habits. avert industrial action/a strike »By law, the …
2Avert — A*vert , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Averting}.] [L. avertere; a, ab + vertere to turn: cf. OF. avertir. See {Verse}, n.] To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or …
3avert — [ə vʉrt′] vt. [L avertere, to turn away < a (ab ), from + vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. to turn away [to avert one s glance from an ugly sight] 2. to keep from happening; ward off; prevent [he apologized in order to avert trouble] SYN.… …
4avert — (v.) c.1400, from O.Fr. avertir (12c.), turn, direct; avert; make aware, from V.L. *advertire, from L. avertere to turn away, to drive away, from ab from, away (see AB (Cf. ab )) + vertere to turn (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)). Related …
5Avert — A*vert , v. i. To turn away. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Cold and averting from our neighbor s good. Thomson. [1913 Webster] …
6avert — I verb amovere, arrest, avertere, avoid, change the course of, check, counteract, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, forestall, head off, intercept, make possible the avoidance of, parry, prevent, prohibere, shove aside, shunt, stave off, thwart,… …
7avert — 1 *turn, deflect, sheer, divert Analogous words: bend, twist, *curve: shift, remove, transfer, *move 2 ward, *prevent, obviate, preclude Analogous words: *escape, avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude: forestall, antici …
8avert — [v] thwart; avoid by turning away avoid, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, foil, forestall, frustrate, halt, look away, preclude, prevent, rule out, shove aside, shunt, stave off, turn, turn aside, turn away, ward off; concepts 121,623 Ant. aid,… …
9avert — ► VERB 1) turn away (one s eyes). 2) prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence). ORIGIN Latin avertere, from vertere to turn …
10avert — verb 1 prevent sth ADVERB ▪ narrowly ▪ Disaster was narrowly averted when two airliners almost collided above Detroit. VERB + AVERT ▪ try to ▪ be able to, ma …
