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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.
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Related forms
di·vert·ed·ly, adverb
di·vert·er, noun
di·vert·i·ble, adjective
pre·di·vert, verb (used with object)
re·di·vert, verb (used with object)
EXPANDAntonyms
4. bore.
4. bore.
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Example Sentences
- It would divert water west of Fargo and would involve engineering feats such as building aqueducts under two smaller rivers.
- Engineers might build a temporary dam, called a cofferdam, upstream to divert the river into spillways that bypass the work site.
- Engineers define irrigation efficiency as water consumed divided by water applied or diverted.
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Word Origin & History
divert
early 15c., 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). Related: Diverted; diverting.
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