avert

About 1.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To turn aside or away.

   I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.

2. verb To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

   How can the danger be averted?

3. verb To turn away.

Similar words

stave off obviate avoid turn away ward off debar head off deflect fend off prevent

Often followed by

the a it this their his war such an

Word family

averted averting averts