відвертати

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From від- (vid-) +‎ верта́ти (vertáty). Compare Polish odwracać.

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Verb

відверта́ти (vidvertátyimpf (perfective відверну́ти)

  1. to turn away, to turn aside, to avert
  2. to divert, to distract
  3. to avert, to prevent, to ward off, to fend off
  4. (rare) to unscrew

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