_____ your gaze (5)
I believe the answer is:
avert
(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Turn aside, prevent" , "With prominent incisors" , "Ward off, deflect" , "Prevent, ward off" , "Turn away from, say gaze" .)
I believe the answer is:
avert
(Other definitions for avert that I've seen before include "Turn aside, prevent" , "With prominent incisors" , "Ward off, deflect" , "Prevent, ward off" , "Turn away from, say gaze" .)