avert
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French avertir (“turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin āvertere, present active infinitive of āvertō, from ab + vertō (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t
Verb
avert (third-person singular simple present averts, present participle averting, simple past and past participle averted)
- (transitive) To turn aside or away.
- To avert the eyes from an object.
- (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- How can the danger be averted?
- (intransitive, archaic) To turn away.
- (Can we date this quote by Thomson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Cold and averting from our neighbour's good.
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- (transitive, archaic) To turn away.
- (Can we date this quote by Francis Bacon and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
- (Can we date this quote by Francis Bacon and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
Synonyms
- (to prevent): forestall
- See also Thesaurus:hinder
Derived terms
Translations
to turn aside
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to ward off
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References
- "avert" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
avert m (feminine singular averta, masculine plural averts, feminine plural avertas)
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