Avert
Avert verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.
Help
Help verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Fortunately, Noa has gone through enough Character Development to avert this, and actually using the power to help her friends instead.
- Avalanche, however, does return to help the X-men avert the disaster - after which he tells them not to expect his help again but that the Hero Syndrome won't happen again.
Source: Heroism Addict - Of course, Starfish couldn't help but avert this trope, what with the author being a marine biologist and all.
Source: Atlantis Is Boring / Aversions
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