avert

English Thesaurus

1. turn away or aside (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	turn,
definition	:	change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (verb.motion)

2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (verb.social)

hypernym	:	forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent,
definition	:	keep from happening or arising; make impossible (verb.social)

3. turn away or aside (verb.motion)

derivation	:	aversion, averting,
definition	:	the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away (noun.act)

4. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (verb.social)

derivation	:	forestalling, obviation, preclusion,
definition	:	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively (noun.act)

derivation	:	avertable, avertible, avoidable, evitable,
definition	:	capable of being avoided or warded off (adj.all)

5. turn away or aside (verb.motion)

derivation	:	aversion, averting,
definition	:	the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away (noun.act)

6. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening (verb.social)

derivation	:	forestalling, obviation, preclusion,
definition	:	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively (noun.act)

derivation	:	avertable, avertible, avoidable, evitable,
definition	:	capable of being avoided or warded off (adj.all)