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1. (v.t.) divert
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
2. divert
to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc.
3. divert
to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse.
4. (v.i.) divert
to turn aside; veer.
Etymology: (1400–50; < L dīvertere to leave (a spouse or partner), be different =dī-di -2+vertere to turn (in E with sense of dēvertere; see diverticulum ))
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1. (verb) deviate, divert
turn aside; turn away from
2. (verb) divert
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
3. (verb) amuse, divert, disport
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
"The play amused the ladies"
4. (verb) divert, hive off
withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
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1. (verb) divert
to redirect or reroute
Traffic is being diverted.
2. divert
to take sb's attention away; = distract
His attention had been diverted.
3. divert
to use money or resources for a different purpose
They diverted money to fund a new project.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) divert
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
2. (verb) divert
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
3. (verb) divert
to turn aside; to digress
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Sense: to cause to turn aside or change direction
Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident.
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 Afrikaans: omlei |
 Arabic: يُغَيِّر إتِّجاه |
 Bulgarian: отклонявам |
 Brazilian: desviar |
 Czech: odklonit |
 German: umleiten |
 Danish: omlede; omdirigere |
 Greek: εκτρέπω |
 Spanish: desviar |
 Estonian: kõrvale suunama |
 Farsi: منحرف کردن |
 Finnish: kääntää |
 French: détourner |
 Hebrew: לְהָטוֹת |
 Hindi: फेरना, मोड़ना, बदलना |
 Croatian: skrenuti s puta |
 Hungarian: eltérít |
 Indonesian: membelokkan |
 Icelandic: beinaí aðra átt |
 Italian: deviare |
 Japanese: わきへそらす |
 Korean: 우회 시키다 |
 Lithuanian: nukreipti |
 Latvian: novirzīt |
 Malay: melencongkan |
 Dutch: omleiden |
 Norwegian: omdirigere, avlede, legge |
 Polish: zmienić kierunek |
 Persian: منحرف کردن |
 Pashto: اړول، ګرزول، منحرف كول: م |
 Portuguese: desviar |
 Romanian: a devia |
 Russian: отводить в сторону |
 Slovak: odkloniť |
 Slovenian: preusmeriti |
 Serbian: preusmeriti |
 Swedish: lägga (dirigera) om |
 Thai: เบนเส้นทาง |
 Turkish: saptırmak, yön değiştirtm |
 Taiwanese: 使轉向 |
 Ukrainian: змінювати маршрут |
 Urdu: کسی اور طرف موڑنا |
 Vietnamese: làm chệch hướng |
 Chinese: 使转向 |
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