Bible Dictionaries
Avert
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To turn away.
(2):
(n.) To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? "To avert his ire."
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Avert'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/avert.html. 1828.