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
Barbara	BAHR-bər-ə (English), BAHR-brə (English), BAHR-bah-rah (German), bahr-BAH-rah (Polish)	English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian,
Roger	['rɔdʒə]
RisteÁRd	-	Irish
ŚWiĘTopeŁK	shvyen-TAW-pewk	Polish (Archaic)
Simonette	-	English (Rare)
Ujarak	-	Native American, Inuit