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AVERT

\ɐvˈɜːt], \ɐvˈɜːt], \ɐ_v_ˈɜː_t]\

Definitions of AVERT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To turn aside or away; turn or ward off; prevent.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To turn from or aside: to prevent.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To turn away; to prevent.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To turn away or aside.
To prevent; ward off.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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