divert

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Middle English diverten < Old French divertir (“‘to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert’”) < di- (“‘apart’”) + vertere (“‘to turn’”); see verse.

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to divert (third-person singular simple present diverts, present participle diverting, simple past and past participle diverted)

1. (transitive) To turn aside from a course.

   The workers diverted the stream away from the road.

2. (transitive) To distract.

   Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.

[edit] Related terms

• diversion
• diversity
• diverse

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[edit] External links

• divert in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• divert in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911