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- avert (something) (away) from
avert (something) (away) from
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 | Gender | 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 |