averted


a·vert

A0546100 (ə-vûrt′)tr.v. a·vert·ed, a·vert·ing, a·verts 1. To turn away: avert one's eyes.2. To keep from happening; prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply. See Synonyms at prevent.
[Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere : ā-, ab-, away from; see ab-1 + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
a·vert′i·ble, a·vert′a·ble adj.