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[ dih-vurt, dahy- ] / dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR divert ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect. British. to route (traffic) on a detour. to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc. to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse. verb (used without object)to turn aside; veer: It is sad to see so much talent divert to trivial occupations. Origin of divert1400–50; late Middle English <Latin dīvertere, equivalent to dī-di-2 + vertere to turn SYNONYMS FOR divertSEE SYNONYMS FOR divert ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR divertSEE ANTONYMS FOR divert ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for divert4. See amuse. OTHER WORDS FROM divertdi·vert·ed·ly, adverbdi·vert·er, noundi·vert·i·ble, adjectivepre·di·vert, verb (used with object) re·di·vert, verb (used with object)un·di·vert·ed, adjectiveun·di·vert·i·ble, adjective Words nearby divertdiversion, diversional, diversionary, diversionist, diversity, divert, diverticular disease, diverticulectomy, diverticulitis, diverticuloma, diverticulosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for divertBut the fact that they have had to divert funds and resources for Ebola means their original objectives have been sidetracked. What’s Worse Than Ebola in West Africa? Almost Everything|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Three planes have been forced to divert because of fights over reclining seats. Solution to Seat Rage: No More Reclining|Will Doig|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Next to you is a signal switch that will divert the train down a sidetrack or “spur.” Would You Kill the Fat Man? And Other Conundrums|Robert Herritt|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST It was either cut pensions and benefits or lay off workers and divert money from schools and infrastructure. Scott Walker Is the Perfect Republican Candidate for 2016 (on Paper)|David Freedlander|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We resolve to stay the course, even when storms try to divert us. Why Favoritism Is Virtuous: The Case Against Fairness|Stephen T. Asma|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST Strangely enough Guntello's death seemed to divert her mind entirely from the idea of avenging herself on Almo. The Unwilling Vestal|Edward Lucas White By the time the tales have gone round, the heat of the sun will have abated, and we can then divert ourselves as best we like. The World's Greatest Books, Vol. I|Various Another aim is to divert traffic from the Pennsylvania Railroad, which does a large suburban business along its main line. Charities and the Commons: The Pittsburgh Survey, Part II: The Place|Various The girls promise to entertain and divert these while the men make off with the booty. Stars of the Opera|Mabel Wagnalls Even the sight of Morton Elwell seemed hardly to divert her preoccupation. Wheat and Huckleberries|Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile
British Dictionary definitions for divert
verbto turn (a person or thing) aside from a course; deflect (tr) to entertain; amuse (tr) to distract the attention of Derived forms of divertdiverter, noundivertible, adjectivediverting, adjectivedivertingly, adverb divertive, adjective Word Origin for divertC15: from French divertir, from Latin dīvertere to turn aside, from di- ² + vertere to turn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to divertswitch, alter, deflect, redirect, discourage, detract, distract, deter, wheel, whirl, sheer, avert, veer, modify, swerve, change, pivot, whip, gratify, relax |