A*vert", v. i. To turn away. [Archaic]

Cold and averting from our neighbor's good.

Thomson.

A*vert"ed, a. Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.

Who scornful pass it with averted eye.

Keble.

A*vert"er (&?;), n. One who, or that which, averts.

A*vert"i*ble (&?;), a. Capable of being averted; preventable.

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