avert

Meaning (English)

to prevent something harmful from happening

Meaning (मराठी)

टाळणे, प्रतिबंध करणे

Used in a sentence

Timely release of water from the dam averted a flood downstream.

धरणातून वेळेत पाणी सोडल्याने खालच्या भागातील पूर टळला.

Synonyms

forestall, avoid, preclude

Antonyms

precipitate, provoke, cause