Definition of avert

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Avert (n.) 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..

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Travertine :: Travertine (n.) A white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of springs or streams holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli, near Rome..
Charm :: Charm (n.) Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune.
Averted :: Averted (imp. & p. p.) of Aver.
Talisman :: Talisman (n.) Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases..
Forfend :: Forfend (v. t.) To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
Deprecatory :: Deprecatory (a.) Serving to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic.
Averruncate :: Averruncate (v. t.) To avert; to ward off.
Avert :: Avert (n.) 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..
Averting :: Averting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aver.
Forefend :: Forefend (v. t.) To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of; to forbid or prohibit. See Forfend.
Defray :: Defray (v. t.) To avert or appease, as by paying off; to satisfy; as, to defray wrath..
Beaverteen :: Beaverteen (n.) A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing..
Averruncation :: Averruncation (n.) The act of averting.
Deprecate :: Deprecate (v. t.) To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly..
Avert :: Avert (v. i.) To turn away.
Averter :: Averter (n.) One who, or that which, averts..
Averted :: Averted (a.) Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious..
Shield :: Shield (n.) To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid!.
Avertible :: Avertible (a.) Capable of being averted; preventable.
Struggle :: Struggle (n.) Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil..
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