I.init.), ti, sum, 3, v. a., to turn something away from a place, to avert, turn off, remove, etc. (opp. adverto).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
a. Constr. aliquem ab or with the simple abl.; the limit designated by in with acc. (more rarely by ad): “ab saxo avortit fluctus ad litus scapham,” Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 76: Jup. Te volo, uxor, conloqui. Quor ted avortisti? Alc. Est ita ingenium meum: “Inimicos semper osa sum optuerier,” id. Am. 3, 2, 18: “(M. Lepidus) Antonio diadema Caesari imponente se avertit,” Cic. Phil. 5, 14; id. Balb. 5, 11: “aliquid ab oculis,” id. N. D. 2, 56, 141: “nos flumina arcemus, dirigimus, avertimus,” turn off, id. ib. 2, 60, 152; so Liv. 41, 11, 3: quod iter ab Arari Helvetii averterant, had turned aside their march from Caes. B. G. 1, 16 et saep.: “locis seminis ic tum,” Lucr. 4, 1273: “Italiā Teucrorum regem,” Verg. A. 1, 42: “a ceteris omnium in se oculos,” Liv. 2, 5, 6: “in comitiorum disceptationem ab lege certamen,” id. 3, 24, 9: “ab hominibus ad deos preces,” id. 6, 20, 10: se alicui, instead of ab aliquo. Col. 6, 37, 10.—And poet. with acc.: “quo regnum Italiae Libycas averteret oras,” Verg. A. 4, 106. —With dat.: “Quod mihi non patrii poterant avertere amici,” Prop. 4, 24, 9; so Val. Fl. 3, 491.—Also without an antecedent ab (since this is included in the verb) with in with acc.: “in fugam classem, Liv 22, 19, 11: dissipatos in fugam,” id. 34, 15, 2; hence absol.: “mille acies avertit avertetque (sc. in fugam),” put to flight, id. 9, 19, 17.—
b. Pass. in mid. signif. with the acc., in the Greek manner, to turn away from: “equus fontes avertitur,” Verg. G. 3, 499 (cf. the Gr. ἀποστρέφεσθαι τὸ ὕδωρ, and aversari): “oppositas impasta avertitur herbas,” Stat. Th. 6, 192; Petr. 124, 248.—
c. As v. n. avertere = se avertere, to turn one's self away, to retire: “ob eam causam huc abs te avorti,” Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 83: “ecce avortit,” id. ib. 2, 2, 50: “dixit et avertens roseā cervice refulsit,” Verg. A. 1, 402: “tum prora avertit,” id. ib. 1, 104: “avertit et ire in Capitolium coepit,” Gell. 4, 18, 4 al.—
B. To take away, drive away, carry off, steal, embezzle, to appropriate to one's self: “pecuniam publicam,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 4: “compertum publicam pecuniam avertisse,” Tac. H. 1, 53: “aliquid domum tuam,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 19: “praedam omnem domum avertebant,” Caes. B. C. 3, 59: “intellexistis innumerabilem frumenti numerum per triennium aversum a re publicā esse ereptumque aratoribus,” Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 69 fin.: “auratam Colchis pellem,” to carry off, Cat. 64, 5: “quattuor a stabulis tauros,” Verg. A. 8, 208: “avertere praedas,” id. ib. 10, 78: “carā pisces avertere mensā,” Hor. S. 2, 4, 37.—
II. Trop.
A. To turn, divert a person from a course of action, purpose, etc.: “accusandi terrores et minae populi opinionem a spe adipiscendi avertunt,” Cic. Mur. 21: “avertant animos a spe recuperandae arcis,” Liv. 9, 24, 11: “qui mentem optimi viri a defensione meae salutis averterant,” Cic. Sest. 31: “ut nec vobis averteretur a certamine animus,” Liv. 1, 28, 5: “animum a pietate,” id. 7, 5, 7: “aliquem ab incepto avertit,” id. 23, 18, 9: “a philosophiā,” Suet. Ner. 52.—
B. Aliquem, to turn away from one in feeling, i. e. to make averse or disinclined to, to alienate, estrange: “legiones abducis a Bruto. Quas? nempe eas, quas ille a C. Antonii scelere avertit et ad rem publicam suā auctoritate traduxit,” Cic. Phil. 10, 3: “ipse Pompeius totum se ab ejus (sc. Caesaris) amicitiā averterat,” had quite alienated himself from, Caes. B. C. 1, 4: “civitates ab alicujus amicitiā,” id. ib. 3, 79: “popularium animos,” Sall. J. 111, 2: “futurum, uti totius Galliae animi a se averterentur,” Caes. B. G. 1, 20: “nobis mentem deorum,” Cat. 64, 406.—Hence, āver-sus , a, um, P. a.
A. Turned off or away: aversum hostem videre nemo potuit, turned away, i. e. turned in flight, Caes. B. G. 1, 26; hence, backwards, behind, back ( = a tergo; opp. adversus), distant: “et adversus et aversus impudicus es,” before and behind, Cic. de Or. 2, 63, 256: “canities homini semper a priori parte capitis, tum deinde ab aversā,” Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 131; 11, 52, 113, § 272: ne aversos nostros aggrederentur, fall upon our troops in the rear, Galba ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 30, 3: “ne aversi ab hoste circumvenirentur,” from behind, in the rear, Caes. B. G. 2, 26: “aversos proterere,” id. B. C. 2, 41: aversi vulnerantur, Auct. B. Alex. 30; “32: aversum ferro transfixit,” Nep. Dat. 11, 5: “aversos boves caudis in speluncam traxit,” backwards, Liv. 1, 7, 5 (cf. Prop. 5, 9, 12: “Aversos caudā traxit in antra boves): aversa hosti porta,” Tac. A. 1, 66: “scribit in aversā Picens epigrammata chartā,” upon the back of the paper, Mart. 8, 62 (cf. Juv. 1, 6: liber scriptus in tergo), and so al.—Trop.: “milites aversi a proelio,” withdrawn from the battle, Caes. B. C. 2, 12. —Subst.: āversum , i, n., the hinder or back part, the back (as subst. only in the plur.): “per aversa castrorum receptus est,” Vell. 2, 63 Ruhnk.: “per aversa urbis fugam dederat,” Liv. 5, 29, 4: ad aversa insulae, id. 37, 27, 2: “aversa montis,” Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 41: aversa Indiae, the back or remoter parts of India, id. 37, 8, 33, § 110.—So in adverb. phrase: in aversum, backwards: “Cetera animalia in aversum posterioribus pedibus quam prioribus,” Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 248 (Jan, in diversum): “collum circum agit (lynx) in aversum,” id. 11, 47, 107, § 256 (Jan, in aversum se; Sillig, in adversum). —
B. Disinclined, alienated, unfavorable, opposed, hostile, averse; constr. with ab, with dat., or absol.
(α).
With ab (so most frequently in Cicero): “aversus a Musis,” Cic. Arch. 9, 20: “aversus a vero,” id. Cat. 3, 9, 21: “turbidi animorum motus, aversi a ratione, et inimicissimi mentis vitaeque tranquillae,” id. Tusc. 4, 15, 34: “Quintus aversissimo a me animo fuit,” id. Att. 11, 5 fin.; Col. 11, 1, 14: “aversissimus ab istis prodigiis sum,” Sen. Ep. 50.—
(β).
With dat.: “aversus mercaturis,” Hor. S. 2, 3, 107: “vilicus aversus contubernio,” Col. 12, 1, 2: “defensioni aversior,” Quint. 7, 1, 11 (but acc. to the MSS., adversior seems here to deserve the preference; so Halm; cf. Spald. and Zumpt ad h. l.).—
(γ).
Absol.: “aversa deae mens,” Verg. A. 2, 170: “aversa voluntas,” id. ib. 12, 647: “aversos soliti componere amicos,” Hor. S. 1, 5, 29: “aversus animus,” Tac. H. 4, 80 et saep.: “vultus aversior,” Sen. Ira, 2, 24: “aversi animis,” Tac. A. 14, 26.—Adv. not used.
