Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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avert | No | No | Yes | No |
forestall | No | No | Yes | No |
avert (verb) | forestall (verb) |
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turn away or aside | act in advance of; deal with ahead of time |
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off | keep from happening or arising; make impossible |