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.