avert Definition

stave off, avoid, obviate, deflect, ward off, head off, fend off, debar, turn away, forestall, prevent, defuse, thwart, minimize, avoiding, curb, avoided, counteract, save, preventing, sidestep, deter, eliminate, overcome, stave, warn, escape, divert, distract, reverse, resist, dodge, discourage, ensure, evade, stop, repulse, circumvent, keep, counter, ward, hinder, avoidance, combat, prevention, preclude, impede, spare, address, remove, sidetrack, hijack, highjack, eschew, shun, refrain, dismiss, bypass, detract, exclude, discard, renounce, swerve, pill, pre-empt, mitigate, lessen, derail, intervene, befall, quell, stem, safeguard, alleviate, stanch, ameliorate, precipitate, provoke, resolve, instigate, prolong, revive, protect, unblock, curtail, reduce, impends, undo, allay, hasten, halt, cripple, protract, preempt, remedy, stabilize, scupper, scuttle, gird, restore,