отвратить

Russian

Etymology

From от- (ot-) + -врати́ть (-vratítʹ, to turn), which is also found in возврати́ть (vozvratítʹ), and is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *vortiti (whence вороти́ть (vorotítʹ)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐtvrɐˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

отврати́ть (otvratítʹ) pf (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)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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