Definition


verb.
1 to turn away or aside; 2 to keep from happening; prevent

Example Sentence

She chose a different path thus averting the one where she saw the snake.

Synonyms

prevent; ward off; turn aside; turn away

Antonyms

turn towards; help; aid

Rhymes

  • flirting
  • herting
  • hurting
  • skirting
  • spurting
  • squirting

  • alerting
  • asserting
  • averting
  • converting
  • diverting
  • exerting
  • inserting
  • perverting
  • reverting
  • subverting

  • disconcerting
  • reasserting