avert

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  avert 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  avert 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  avert 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  avert 
 
  2  senses  of  avert 
 
  Sense  1 
  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
 
  Sense  2 
  avert,  turn  away 
  =>  turn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  avert 
 
  avert  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  avert 
 
  Sense  1 
  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
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  Sense  2 
  avert,  turn  away 
  =>  turn 
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  Grep  of  noun  avert 
  averting 
  extravert 
 
  Overview  of  verb  avert 
 
  The  verb  avert  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off  --  (prevent  the  occurrence  of  prevent  from  happening;  "Let's  avoid  a  confrontation";  "head  off  a  confrontation";  "avert  a  strike") 
  2.  (1)  avert,  turn  away  --  (turn  away  or  aside;  "They  averted  their  eyes  when  the  King  entered") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  avert 
  avertable 
  avertible 
  extravert 
 
  Overview  of  verb  avert 
 
  The  verb  avert  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  debar,  obviate,  deflect,  avert,  head  off  stave  off  fend  off  avoid,  ward  off  --  (prevent  the  occurrence  of  prevent  from  happening;  "Let's  avoid  a  confrontation";  "head  off  a  confrontation";  "avert  a  strike") 
  2.  (1)  avert,  turn  away  --  (turn  away  or  aside;  "They  averted  their  eyes  when  the  King  entered") 

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