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averts definition
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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 -------------- Sense 2 avert, turn away => turn -------------- 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") 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")
averts definition
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