avert
to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
to ward off; prevent: to avert evil;to avert an accident.
Origin of avert
1Other words from avert
- a·vert·er, noun
- a·vert·i·ble, a·vert·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby avert
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How to use avert in a sentence
There is cautious optimism that this prompt action may have helped avert a broader outbreak.
What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything | Barbie Latza Nadeau | October 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPresident Obama said Libya had to be attacked to avert a genocide in Benghazi.
Sometimes, even before shots are fired, Interrupters can predict and avert crisis, according to Slutkin.
Using Strategies Reserved for Disease Outbreak, Activists Try to “Cure” Urban Violence | Sarah Kunst | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd they believe in tougher sanctions precisely because they want to avert war.
But over the next two months, watch them avoid making tough debt choices to avert another shutdown, says Peter Beinart.
Republicans Don’t Really Care About Reducing America’s Debt | Peter Beinart | October 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He and he alone, they imagined, could avert that dismemberment of which they could not bear to think.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayEvery rail and post was utilized for hitching, and Town-marshal Pease, his star displayed, patrolled the town to avert disorder.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandStartled and wondering, David dared not long avert his eyes from the opposite bank.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonBesides, he wanted them to warn the Apaches out of the neighborhood and thus avert from his head the vengeance of Manga Colorada.
Overland | John William De ForestI fear that any legal proceedings you may resort to will hardly avert the publicity you seem to fear.
The Talking Horse | F. Anstey
British Dictionary definitions for avert
/ (əˈvɜːt) /
to turn away or aside: to avert one's gaze
to ward off; prevent from occurring: to avert danger
Origin of avert
1Derived forms of avert
- avertible or avertable, adjective
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