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To root up.
The act of averting.
Eradication.
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
A turning from with dislike; aversion.
Turned away or backward.
Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant.
To turn away.
Backward; in a backward direction; as, emitted aversely.
With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.
The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.
The object of dislike or repugnance.
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.
A turning away.
To turn away.
To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? "To avert his ire."
Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.
of Avert
One who, or that which, averts.
Capable of being averted; preventable.