divert

di·vert  (d-vûrt, d-)

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.

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[Middle English diverten, from Old French divertir, from Latin dvertere : d-, dis-, aside; see dis- + vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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di·verter n.

di·verting·ly adv.

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divert [daɪˈvɜːt]

vb

1. to turn (a person or thing) aside from a course; deflect

2. (tr) to entertain; amuse

3. (tr) to distract the attention of

[from French divertir, from Latin dīvertere to turn aside, from di-² + vertere to turn]

diverter  n

divertible  adj

diverting  adj

divertingly  adv

divertive  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	divert - turn aside; turn away from deviate turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" yaw - deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship" detour - travel via a detour sidetrack, straggle, digress, depart - wander from a direct or straight course
	2.	divert - send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one send, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" route - divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders" deviate - cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
	3.	divert - occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" amuse, disport entertain - provide entertainment for
	4.	divert - withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions hive off draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

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divert

verb

1. redirect, switch, avert, deflect, deviate, change the course of, sidetrack, draw away, turn aside, channel away A new bypass will divert traffic from the A13.

2. distract, shift, deflect, detract, sidetrack, draw away, be a distraction, lead astray, draw or lead away from They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues.

3. entertain, delight, amuse, please, charm, gratify, beguile, regale diverting her with jokes and fiery arguments

Translations

divert [daɪˈvɜːt] VT

1. [+ traffic, train etc] → desviar; [+ conversation] → cambiar

2. (= amuse) → divertir, entretener

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divert [daɪˈvɜː^rt] vt

(British) [+ traffic] → dévier
to divert traffic away from → dévier la circulation de

[+ plane, ship] → dérouter; [+ train] → détourner

[+ river] → détourner

[+ money] (fraudulently) → détourner
to divert money from sth [government] → réallouer les fonds de qch
The government had to divert money from social programs to the military → Le gouvernement a dû réallouer les fonds des programmes sociaux vers l'armée.
to divert money to sth [government] → reverser de l'argent dans qch
to divert money into sth [investor] → reverser de l'argent dans qch, reverser de l'argent à qch

(= distract) to divert attention → détourner l'attention
to divert sb's attention → détourner l'attention de qn
to divert sb's attention from sth → détourner l'attention de qn de qch

(= amuse) → divertir

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divert

vt

traffic, stream → umleiten; attention → ablenken; conversation → in eine andere Richtung lenken; blow → abwenden; money → abzweigen; resources, investment → umlenken

(= amuse) → unterhalten

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divert [daɪˈvɜːt] vt

a. (traffic, river) → deviare; (conversation, attention, person) → sviare; (train, plane) → dirottare

b. (old) (amuse) → distrarre, divertire

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divert [daɪˈvɜːt] vt

a. (traffic, river) → deviare; (conversation, attention, person) → sviare; (train, plane) → dirottare

b. (old) (amuse) → distrarre, divertire

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divert

v divert [daiˈvəːt]

1 to cause to turn aside or change direction Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident. omlei يُغَيِّر إتِّجاه отклонявам odklonit omlede; omdirigere umleiten εκτρέπω desviar kõrvale suunama منحرف کردن kääntää détourner לְהָטוֹת फेरना, मोड़ना, बदलना skrenuti s puta eltérít membelokkan beina í aðra átt deviare わきへそらす 우회 시키다 nukreipti novirzīt melencongkan omleiden omdirigere, avlede, legge om zmienić kierunek desviar a devia отводить в сторону odkloniť preusmeriti preusmeriti lägga (dirigera) om เบนเส้นทาง saptırmak, yön değiştirtmek 使轉向 змінювати маршрут کسی اور طرف موڑنا làm chệch hướng 使转向

2 to amuse or entertain. aflei يُسَلّي забавлявам (po)bavit underholde zerstreuen διασκεδάζω divertir meelt lahutama سرگرم کردن viihdyttää diverter לְשָׁעֲשֵע मनोरंजन करना zabavljati se szórakoztat menghibur veita afþreyingu divertire 気分を転換する 기분을 전환시키다 linksminti, juokinti novērst (uzmanību); izklaidēt menghiburkan afleiden underholde, more, forlyste rozerwać divertir a distra развлекать zabávať zabavati zabavljati förströ, roa ทำให้เพลิดเพลิน eğlendirmek 使娛樂 забавляти, потішати دل بہلانا giải trí 使娱乐