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Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: avert

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#* Milton

  

#* Milton
 

#*: To '''avert''' his ire.

  

#*: To '''avert''' his ire.
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#* Prior
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#*: Till ardent prayer '''averts''' the public woe.
 

# {{intransitive|archaic}} To turn away.

  

# {{intransitive|archaic}} To turn away.
 

#* Thomson

  

#* Thomson
 

#*: Cold and '''averting''' from our neighbour's good.

  

#*: Cold and '''averting''' from our neighbour's good.
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# {{transitive|archaic}} To turn away.
 

#* Francis Bacon

  

#* Francis Bacon
 

#*: When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth '''avert''' them from the church.

  

#*: When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth '''avert''' them from the church.
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====Quotations====

  
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* To '''avert''' his ire. - [[w: John Milton|John Milton]]

  
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* When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth '''avert''' them from the church. - [[w:Francis Bacon|Francis Bacon]]

  
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* Till ardent prayer '''averts''' the public woe. - Prior

  
   
 

====Derived terms====

  

====Derived terms====

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French avertir ("turn, direct, avert ; turn the attention, make aware"), from Latin āvertere, present active infinitive of āvertō, from ab + vertō ("to turn").

[edit] Verb

avert (third-person singular simple present averts, present participle averting, simple past and past participle averted)

  1. (transitive) To turn aside or away.
    To avert the eyes from an object.
  2. (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
    How can the danger be averted?
    • Milton
      To avert his ire.
    • Prior
      Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To turn away.
    • Thomson
      Cold and averting from our neighbour's good.
  4. (transitive, archaic) To turn away.
    • Francis Bacon
      When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.

[edit] Derived terms

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[edit] Romansch

[edit] Alternative forms

  • (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) aviert

[edit] Etymology

From Latin apertus.

[edit] Adjective

avert m f averta, m plural averts, f plural avertas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader) open
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