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Divert

//daɪˈvɜːt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To turn aside from a course. transitive

    "The workers diverted the stream away from the road."

  2. 2
    send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one wordnet
  3. 3
    To distract. transitive

    "Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball."

  4. 4
    turn aside; turn away from wordnet
  5. 5
    To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention) transitive

    "We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy."

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  1. 6
    withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions wordnet
  2. 7
    To turn aside; to digress. intransitive, obsolete

    "I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces."

  3. 8
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.

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