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
Firdos	-	Arabic
Ioseb	-	Georgian
Photios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Azat	-	Tatar, Kazakh, Turkmen, Turkish, Armenian
Rosalind	['rɔzəlind]
Jerusha	jə-ROO-shə (English)	Biblical