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verb : DEFLECTING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
- debar ,
- forefend ,
- forfend ,
- obviate ,
- deflect ,
- avert ,
- head_off ,
- stave_off ,
- fend_off ,
- avoid ,
- ward_off
) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" ;
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3. (
) turn aside and away from an initial or intended course ;
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4. (
) draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" ;
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