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di⋅vert

  [di-vurt, dahy-]
Use divert in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
2. British. to route (traffic) on a detour.
3. to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc.
4. to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse.
–verb (used without object)
5. to turn aside; veer: It is sad to see so much talent divert to trivial occupations.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L dīvertere, equiv. to dī- di- 2 + vertere to turn

Related forms:
di⋅vert⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
di⋅vert⋅er, noun
di⋅vert⋅i⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
4. delight. See amuse.

Antonyms:
4. bore.
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di·vert   (dĭ-vûrt', dī-)   
v.   di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts

v.   tr.
  1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.
  2. To distract: My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.
  3. To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse. See Synonyms at amuse.
v.   intr.
To turn aside.

[Middle English diverten, from Old French divertir, from Latin dīvertere : dī-, dis-, aside; see dis- + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
di·vert'er n., di·vert'ing·ly adv.
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Divert

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.

Divert

Di*vert"\, v. i. To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.]

I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. --Evelyn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : divert
Spanish: desviar,
German: umleiten,
Japanese: わきへそらす
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divert 
1430, from M.Fr. divertir, from L. divertere "in different directions," blended with devertere "turn aside," from dis- "aside" and de- "from" + vertere "to turn" (see versus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: di·vert
Pronunciation: d&-'v&rt, dI-
Function: transitive verb
1 : to turn from one course or use to another diverted>
2 : to place (a defendant) under a diversion —di·vert·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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