avert
I
verb
amovere, arrest, avertere, avoid, change the course of, check, counteract, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, forestall, head off, intercept, make possible the avoidance of, parry, prevent, prohibere, shove aside, shunt, stave off, thwart, turn, turn aside, turn away, turn to the side, ward off
associated concepts: averting danger
II
index
arrest (stop), avoid (evade), balk, bar (hinder), block, counter, deter, discourage, estop, forestall, parry, prevent, repel (drive back), save (rescue), stall, stave, thwart
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006