noun
1. the act of preventing something from occurring
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averting danger was his responsibility
• Hypernyms: ↑prevention, ↑bar
2. the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
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averting her gaze meant that she was angry
• Syn: ↑aversion
• Hypernyms: ↑avoidance, ↑turning away, ↑shunning, ↑dodging
Useful english dictionary. 2012.