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avert
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 noun avert
averting
extravert
Antonyms of verb avert
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
=> move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb avert
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
'Cause To' of verb avert
Derived Forms of verb avert
2 senses of avert
Sense 1
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
RELATED TO>(adj) avertible#1
=> evitable, avoidable, avertible, avertable
RELATED TO>(adj) avertable#1
=> evitable, avoidable, avertible, avertable
Sense 2
avert, turn away
RELATED TO>(noun) aversion#2
=> aversion, averting
Domain of verb avert
Domain Terms of verb avert
Familiarity of verb avert
avert used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb avert
2 senses of avert
Sense 1
debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
avert, turn away
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) 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
=> save, make unnecessary
=> debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
=> obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> stop, halt, block, kibosh
Sense 2
avert, turn away
> turn
=> twist
=> flip, flip over, turn over
=> turn on a dime
=> roll, turn over
=> roll over
=> swing around, swing about, turn around
=> flip, toss
=> port
=> face
=> turn off
=> turn away
=> gee
=> about-face
=> caracole
=> corner
=> overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
=> bend
=> swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
=> deflect
=> deflect, bend, turn away
=> avert, turn away
=> turn out, splay, spread out, rotate
=> rotate, circumvolve
=> pivot, swivel
=> gyrate, spiral, coil
=> corkscrew, spiral
=> deviate, divert
=> pronate
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 verb avert
avert
Grep of adj avert
avertable
avertible
extravert
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