отвратить

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic отъвратити (otŭvratiti). By surface analysis, от- (ot-) +‎ -врати́ть (-vratítʹ, to turn). Doublet of отвороти́ть (otvorotítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐtvrɐˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

отврати́ть • (otvratítʹpf (imperfective отвраща́ть)

  1. to avert, to ward off, to prevent
  2. (obsolete) to avert, to turn aside, to turn away
  3. to keep (from), to prevent (from)
  4. to turn (off), to put (off), to cause aversion (in)

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