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| VERB | 1 | avert, debar, obviate, deflect, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off | Prevent the occurrence of |
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| 2 | avert, turn away | Turn away or aside |
| Sounds | ahver't |
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| Rhymes | Albert, alert, assert, and 68 more rhymes in ert... |
| Meaning | Prevent the occurrence of. Prevent from happening. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "avert a strike" |
| Synonyms | debar, obviate, deflect, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid |
| Adjectives | avertible, avertable |
| Meaning | Turn away or aside. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "They averted their eyes when the King entered" |
| Synonyms | turn away |
| Broader | turn |
| Nouns | aversion |
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