figurative. transitive. To divert or deflect (someone or something) towards or away from a person, course of action, etc.; to cause to turn away…

To deflect or divert (a person or thing) from some course or in some direction; to cause to turn aside, away, or back. Also reflexive. Obsolete.

transitive. figurative and in figurative contexts. Cf. deflect, v. 3. Obsolete.

transitive. To take away, to withdraw. Obsolete.

To keep off or away, withhold, withdraw.

transitive. To remove; to divert or turn away from. Obsolete.

To turn aside (literal and figurative). To turn (a person) aside from or to a course of conduct, from duty, etc.; to divert. Obsolete.

transitive. To draw or turn (a person or thing) out of the way; to turn (a person or thing) aside. Also figurative. Obsolete.

figurative (in reference to a course of action, conduct, and the like.)

To draw off (a person) from a particular course, design, etc.; to cause (the mind, attention, etc.) to turn from one channel to another; to distract.

transitive. To deflect or divert (the mind, attention, behaviour, etc.) to another focus or path; to cause (a person) to incline towards or away…

To turn away. Obsolete. (Cf. blanch, v.2 4.)

transitive. To turn away. a person from a place, thing, or course of action; to draw away, withdraw. archaic.

figurative. To push aside or out of the way; to side-track; also, to get rid of.

transitive. To push or set aside; to cause (a person) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue; to divert (a project or debate) away…

transitive. figurative. To lead (a person) off a subject or away from an idea, etc.; to sidetrack.