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avert, turn away
v. turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"
debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
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arouse, stir
v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
parry, block, deflect
v. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
v. force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
ward off
v. avert, turn away, or repel; "Ward off danger"
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