averts Definition

stave off, avoid, obviate, deflect, ward off, head off, fend off, debar, turn away, avoids, prevents, postpones, looms, halts, imperils, scuttles, renews, thwarts, threatens, disrupts, revives, eases, roils, deepens, forestalls, dims, clears, cancels, quells, settles, suspends, resolves, survives, mitigates, ensues, overcomes, readies, jeopardizes, stymies, nears, girds, widens, prolongs, nullifies, restores, rethinks, sweetens, intervenes, heightens, reduces, erases, erupts, exposes, ratifies, paralyzes, impends, initiates, boosts, defers, secures, stuns, triggers, minimizes, ignites, overshadows, loses, approves, prompts, shuts, mulls, dooms, lessens, endangers, reinstates, protects, portends, creates, fizzles, dodges, foreshadows, undoes, severs, intensifies, awaits, removes, diverts, banishes, sours, paves, spurns, rescinds, embroils, slashes, lowers, dampens, cripples, quashes, okays, eliminates, shatters,