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Definition
prevent from happening
or:
turn away or aside — often to turn your eyes away from something
or:
turn away or aside — often to turn your eyes away from something
- LIZA [with averted face] And you may throw me out tomorrow if I don't do everything you want me to?Act 5 (46% in)
There are no more uses of "avert" in Pygmalion.
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