ward off

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ward off (third-person singular simple present wards off, present participle warding off, simple past and past participle warded off)

  1. (transitive) to parry, or turn aside
    He raised his arms to ward off the attack.
  2. (transitive) to avert or prevent
    He wore garlic to ward off vampires.

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