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.
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That crude apple that diverted Eve. --Milton.
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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.
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We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. --C.
J. Smith.
Syn: To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate;
delight; recreate. See Amuse.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Divert \Di*vert"\, v. i.
To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.]
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I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.
--Evelyn.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
divert
v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate]
2: send on a course or in a direction different from the
planned or intended one
3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
"The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, disport]
4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often
secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: hive off]
WordNet (r) 2.0
117 Moby Thesaurus words for "divert":
absorb, abstract, abuse, alter, amuse, avert, befoul, beguile,
bend, bias, blunt, call away, change, change course, chill,
convert, convulse, cool, crook, curve, damp, dampen, debase,
defalcate, defile, deflect, delight, depart, desecrate, detach,
deter, detract, detract attention, deviate, diffract, diffuse,
disaffect, discourage, disengage, disincline, disinterest,
disperse, distort, distract, diverge, divert the mind, dogleg,
embezzle, engage, enliven, entertain, exhilarate, foul,
fracture one, gladden, hairpin, indispose, interest, kill,
knock dead, loosen up, maladminister, misapply, misappropriate,
misemploy, mishandle, mismanage, misuse, modify, occupy, peculate,
pervert, pilfer, pivot, please, pollute, profane, prostitute, pull,
put off, quench, raise a laugh, raise a smile, recreate, redirect,
refract, refresh, regale, relax, repel, scatter, sheer, shift,
sidetrack, skew, slay, solace, swerve, switch, tickle, titillate,
turn, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, twist, veer,
violate, volte-face, warp, wean from, wheel, whip, whirl, wow,
zigzag
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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