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avert

verb

Meaning

  1. verbTo turn aside or away.

    Example: I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.

  2. verbTo ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

    Example: How can the danger be averted?

  3. verbTo turn away.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None

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