avert (something) (away) from

To distract or divert something from someone or something else. I will do my best to avert all attention away from you at the party, don't worry. I knew I wasn't meant to be a doctor when I had to avert my eyes from every blood draw.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Madeleine	ma-də-LEN (French), mad-LEN (French), MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English)	French, English, Swedish
Dechen	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Hafza	-	Arabic
Neil	NEEL (English)	Irish, Scottish, English
Thurman	['θə:mən]
Kira (1)	KEE-rah	Russian