divert
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divert
- /daɪˈvɜːt/ UK
- /daɪˈvɝt/ US
- /dɪ-/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
Where it comes from
From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.
verb diverts · diverting · diverted
- To turn aside from a course. The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
- To distract. Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
- To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention) We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.
- To turn aside; to digress. I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deviate, amuse, disport, deflect, deviation, distract, circumvent, evade, misappropriate, shirk, detour, deter, avert, distort, diverge, prevent
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verb distract
| Español | distraer, desviar, echar por el desvío, despistar, desorientar, destantear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 轉移 /转移 zhuǎnyí |
| Deutsch | ablenken |
| Italiano | distrarre |
| Ελληνικά | αποσπώ apospó |
| Русский | отвлека́ть otvlekátʹ, отвле́чь otvléčʹ |
verb entertain
| Español | divertir, entretener |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 遣悶 /遣闷 qiǎnmèn |
| Français | divertir |
| Deutsch | unterhalten |
| Italiano | divertirsi, distrarsi |
| Ελληνικά | διασκεδάζω diaskedázo |
| Русский | развлека́ть razvlekátʹ, развле́чь razvléčʹ, забавля́ть zabavljátʹ, позаба́вить pozabávitʹ |
verb turn aside
| Español | desviar, echar por el desvío |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 轉向 /转向 zhuǎnxiàng |
| हिन्दी | मोड़ना moṛnā |
| Français | dévier |
| Deutsch | umlenken, umleiten |
| Italiano | deviare |
| Ελληνικά | εκτρέπω ektrépo |
| Русский | отводи́ть otvodítʹ, отвести́ otvestí, отклоня́ть otklonjátʹ, отклони́ть otklonítʹ |
Talk about this word "divert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/divert. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. divert. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/divert "divert." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/divert.Cite this
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title = {divert},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/divert},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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