avert

verb

1.
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
forbar offwend avoid debar deflect fend off forefend forfend head off obviate stave off ward off
Derived from:
avertable avertible
2.
turn away or aside
fromchar umbewend turn away
Event:
aversion
Derived from:
aversion