different between avert vs depulsory
avert
English
Etymology
From Middle English averten, adverten, from Old French avertir (“turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware”), from Latin ?vertere, present active infinitive of ?vert?, from ab + vert? (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??v??t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??v?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Verb
avert (third-person singular simple present averts, present participle averting, simple past and past participle averted)
- (transitive) To turn aside or away.
- To avert the eyes from an object.
- (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- How can the danger be averted?
- 1700, Matthew Prior, Carmen Seculare. for the Year 1700
- Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
- (intransitive, archaic) To turn away.
- Cold and averting from our neighbour's good.
- (transitive, archaic) To turn away.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Unity in Religion
- When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Unity in Religion
Synonyms
- (to prevent): forestall
- See also Thesaurus:hinder
Derived terms
- averter (agent noun: epicene or masculine)
- avertress (agent noun: feminine)
Translations
References
- "avert" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
- Trave, tarve, trave
Romansch
Alternative forms
- aviert (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter)
Etymology
From Latin apertus.
Adjective
avert m (feminine singular averta, masculine plural averts, feminine plural avertas)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader) open
Related terms
- avrir
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depulsory
English
Etymology
Latin depulsorius.
Adjective
depulsory (comparative more depulsory, superlative most depulsory)
- Driving or thrusting away; averting.
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