Āvattati [ā + vattati, of vṛt] to turn round, come to, go back, go away to, turn to; only in phrase hīnāya āvattati to turn to "the low", i. e. to give up orders & return to the world Vin i.17; M i.460; S ii.231; iv.191; Sn p. 92 (= osakkati SnA 423); Ud 21; Pug 66; Miln 246. <-> pp. āvatta (q. v.). Cp. āvaṭṭati.