v. t.
When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
Till ardent prayer averts the public woe. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To turn away. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Cold and averting from our neighbor's good. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious. [ 1913 Webster ]
Who scornful pass it with averted eye. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, averts. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Capable of being averted; preventable. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Advertisement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]