divert
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diverts;
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DIVERT
[+ object]
1
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to change the direction or use of (something)
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Police diverted traffic to a side street.
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The stream was diverted toward the farmland.
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They were charged with illegally diverting public funds for private use.
2
a
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to take (attention) away from someone or something
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He lied to divert attention from the real situation.
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They're only proposing the law to divert attention from important issues.
b
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to take the attention of (someone) away from something or someone
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Nothing can divert [=distract] me from my goal.
3
formal
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to entertain (someone)
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The children diverted [=(more commonly) amused] themselves with games.
— diverting
adjective [more diverting; most diverting]-
some fairly/mildy diverting [=(more commonly) amusing, entertaining] books/movies/evenings
