Divert

Verb

 * 1)  To turn aside from a course.
 * 2)  To distract.
 * 3) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)

Adverbs for Divert
frequently; immensely; delightfully; extraordinarily; infinitely; outwardly; merrily; magnificently; pleasurably; childishly; constantly; intellectually; uniquely; healthfully; economically; agreeably; exquisitely; exhilaratingly.

Thesaurus
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, 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,

Etymology
< diverten: <  divertir: < di-: + vertere:; see verse.

Related terms

 * diversion
 * diversity
 * diverse

Translations

 * Bulgarian: отклонявам
 * Catalan: desviar
 * French:


 * German: umlenken, umleiten
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Spanish:, , desviar
 * Swedish: avleda


 * French:


 * Spanish: distraer