'Divert' definitions:
Definition of 'divert'
(from WordNet)
verb
Turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate, divert]
verb
Send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
verb
Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert, disport]
verb
Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: divert, hive off]
Definition of 'Divert'
From: GCIDE
- Divert \Di*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverting.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- That crude apple that diverted Eve. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. --C. J. Smith.
- Syn: To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate; delight; recreate. See Amuse. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Divert'
From: GCIDE
- Divert \Di*vert"\, v. i. To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'divert'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorb,
- abstract,
- abuse,
- alter,
- amuse,
- avert,
- befoul,
- beguile,
- bend,
- bias,
- blunt,
- call away,
- change,
- change course,
- chill,
- convert,
- convulse,
- cool,
- crook,
- curve,
- damp,
- dampen,
- debase,
- defalcate,
- defile,
- deflect,
- delight,
- depart,
- desecrate,
- detach,
- deter,
- detract,
- detract attention,
- deviate,
- diffract,
- diffuse,
- disaffect,
- discourage,
- disengage,
- disincline,
- disinterest,
- disperse,
- distort,
- distract,
- diverge,
- divert the mind,
- dogleg,
- embezzle,
- engage,
- enliven,
- entertain,
- exhilarate,
- foul,
- fracture one,
- gladden,
- hairpin,
- indispose,
- interest,
- kill,
- knock dead,
- loosen up,
- maladminister,
- misapply,
- misappropriate,
- misemploy,
- mishandle,
- mismanage,
- misuse,
- modify,
- occupy,
- peculate,
- pervert,
- pilfer,
- pivot,
- please,
- pollute,
- profane,
- prostitute,
- pull,
- put off,
- quench,
- raise a laugh,
- raise a smile,
- recreate,
- redirect,
- refract,
- refresh,
- regale,
- relax,
- repel,
- scatter,
- sheer,
- shift,
- sidetrack,
- skew,
- slay,
- solace,
- swerve,
- switch,
- tickle,
- titillate,
- turn,
- turn aside,
- turn away,
- turn from,
- turn off,
- twist,
- veer,
- violate,
- volte-face,
- warp,
- wean from,
- wheel,
- whip,
- whirl,
- wow,
- zigzag