turn away

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• verb intransitive to rotate the body or head so as not to face someone or something
• verb intransitive to bend or turn from a fixed course
• verb transitive to refuse to admit someone
• verb transitive to avert or deflect something

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• verb turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
• verb turn away or aside
• verb move so as not face somebody or something
• verb refuse entrance or membership