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Definition of Averters

1. averter [n] - See also: averter

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Averters

aversiveness aversivenesses aversives aversive behaviour aversive conditioning aversive conditioning aversive control aversive stimulus aversive stimulus aversive therapy

aversive training avert avertable averted averter averters (current term) avertible averting averts aves

Aves Avesta Avestan Ave Maria aVF avgas avgases avgasses avgolemono avgolemonos

Literary usage of Averters

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1. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it is with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1883)
"... hemp-seed, nutmegs, willows, with their seeds, juice, decoctions, dis- you have used all good means and helps of alteratives, averters, diminutives, ..."

2. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes by Robert Burton (1838)
"Diet, preparatives, purges, averters, cordials, correctors, as before : Cure of me- Phlebotomy, in this kind more necessary, and more frequent, ..."

3. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes by Robert Burton (1821)
"Diet, preparatives, averters, cordials, purgers, as before, saving tin they must not be so vehement. Use of peny-royal, wormwood, centaury sod, ..."

4. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1859)
"averters and purgers must go together, as tending all to the same purpose, to divert this rebellious humour, and turn it another way. ..."

5. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1908)
"Nay, have we not the authority of Hesiod for affirming that when they are dead 469 ' They are holy angels upon the earth, authors of good, averters of evil, ..."

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