Uk English Meaning of divert

divert

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Definitions and Meaning of divert in English

Wordnet

divert (v)

turn aside; turn away from

send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

Webster

divert (v. t.)

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.

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.

Webster

divert (v. i.)

To turn aside; to digress.

FAQs About the word divert

divert

turn aside; turn away from, send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one, occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fash

amuse,Distract,Entertainment,regal,appease,delight,occupy,absorb,beguile,bewitch

boring,drain,aggravate,annoy,bother,disturb,enervate,exasperate,exhaust,tiredness

diversory => diverting, diversivolent => negligible, diversity => diversity, diversities => diversities, diversionist => Saboteur,