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avertive, a.|əˈvɜːtɪv| [f. avert v. + -ive.] Designed to avert or ward off.
1889Cornhill Mag. May 491 A series of avertive and violent sweeps of a table-napkin. 1895Q. Rev. July 211 We are not convinced that the heraldic animals were originally ‘avertive’ amulets. |