avert (n.)
avert (v.)
- about-face
- anticipate
- balk
- bar
- check
- debar
- deflect
- deter
- discourage
- dishearten
- divert
- estop
- exclude
- fend
- foil
- forbid
- foreclose
- forestall
- frustrate
- gee
- glance
- halt
- haw
- help
- jib
- obviate
- pivot
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- remove
- repel
- save
- sheer
- shunt
- shy
- side
- sidestep
- sidetrack
- sidle
- stay
- stop
- switch
- thwart
- transfer
- veer
- ward
- wheel
- whip
- whirl
