Definitions

avert

[uh-vurt] / əˈvɜrt /

VERB

thwart; avoid by turning away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid deter fend off foil forestall halt preclude prevent rule out ward off

STRONG

deflect divert frustrate shunt turn

WEAK

look away shove aside stave off turn aside turn away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist help support

Example Sentences

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After sub-Saharan Africa, Asia-Pacific is the region with the largest number of people living with HIV, and Thailand accounts for about 9 percent of that number, says HIV response outfit AVERT.

From Reuters • Feb. 4, 2016

AVERT*, O God, the frown of Thy indignation!

From The Canadian Elocutionist by Howard, Anna Kelsey

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