Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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apa-√vṛt to turn away, depart
• to move out from, get out of the way, slip off: Caus. P. (Ved. Imper. 2. sg. -vartayā) to turn or drive away from RV. ii, 23, 7 &c
• (in arithm.) to divide
• to reduce to a common measure
Source
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Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William