About The Word Divert
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Divert
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What's The Definition Of Divert?
[v] send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
[v] turn aside; turn away from [v] withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions [v] occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" Synonyms | Synonyms for Divert: amuse | disport | hive off Related Terms | Find terms related to Divert: absorb | abstract | abuse | alter | amuse | avert | befoul | beguile | bend | bias | blunt | call away | change | change course | chill | convert | convulse | cool | crook | curve | damp | dampen | debase | defalcate | defile | deflect | delight | depart | desecrate | detach | deter | detract | detract attention | deviate | diffract | diffuse | disaffect | discourage | disengage | disincline | disinterest | disperse | distort | distract | diverge | divert the mind | dogleg | embezzle | engage | enliven | entertain | exhilarate | foul | fracture one | gladden | hairpin | indispose | interest | kill | knock dead | loosen up | maladminister | misapply | misappropriate | misemploy | mishandle | mismanage | misuse | modify | occupy | peculate | pervert | pilfer | pivot | please | pollute | profane | prostitute | pull | put off | quench | raise a laugh | raise a smile | recreate | redirect | refract | refresh | regale | relax | repel | scatter | sheer | shift | sidetrack | skew | slay | solace | swerve | switch | tickle | titillate | turn | turn aside | turn away | turn from | turn off | twist | veer | violate | volte-face | warp | wean from | wheel | whip | whirl | wow | zigzag See Also | depart | detour | deviate | digress | direct | draw | draw off | entertain | route | send | sidetrack | straggle | stray | take out | turn | withdraw | yaw Divert In Webster's Dictionary \Di*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diverted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Diverting}.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to
go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn.
See {Verse}, and cf. {Divorce}.]
1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended
application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its
channel; to divert commerce from its usual course.
That crude apple that diverted Eve. --Milton.
2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to
cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse;
to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men
are diverted with works of wit and humor.
We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. --C.
J. Smith.
Syn: To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate;
delight; recreate. See {Amuse}.
\Di*vert"\, v. i. To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.] I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. --Evelyn. |
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