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divert (verb)

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  • divert — ► VERB 1) cause to change course or take a different route. 2) reallocate (a resource) to a different purpose. 3) draw the attention of; distract or entertain. DERIVATIVES diverting adjective. ORIGIN Latin divertere turn in separate ways …   English terms dictionary

  • divert — di‧vert [daɪˈvɜːt, d ǁ ɜːrt] verb [transitive] COMMERCE to spend money or make an effort in a new area of business or a new product: divert something into • The company should divert more resources into research. * * * divert UK US /daɪˈvɜːt/… …   Financial and business terms

  • divert — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French divertir, from Latin divertere to turn in opposite directions, from dis + vertere to turn more at worth Date: 15th century intransitive verb to turn aside ; deviate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • divert — di·vert /də vərt, dī / vt 1: to turn from one course or use to another funds illegally divert ed 2: to place (a defendant) under a diversion di·vert·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

  • divert — verb (T) 1 to change the direction or purpose of something: diverted traffic | divert sth into: The company should divert more resources into research. 2 divert attention/criticism etc to stop people from paying attention to something or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • divert — verb a) To turn aside from a course. The workers diverted the stream away from the road. b) To distract. Dont let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball. See Also: diversion …   Wiktionary

  • divert — verb Divert is used with these nouns as the object: ↑attention, ↑flight, ↑flow, ↑money, ↑resource, ↑river, ↑traffic …   Collocations dictionary

  • divert — verb 1) a plan to divert the Fraser River Syn: reroute, redirect, change the course of, deflect, channel 2) he diverted her from her studies Syn: distract, sidetrack, disturb, draw away, be a distraction, put off …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • divert — verb 1) a plan to divert Siberia s rivers Syn: re route, redirect, change the course of, deflect, channel 2) he diverted her from her studies Syn: distract, sidetrack, disturb, draw away, put off …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • divert — [[t]daɪvɜ͟ː(r)t, AM dɪ [/t]] diverts, diverting, diverted 1) V ERG To divert vehicles or travellers means to make them follow a different route or go to a different destination than they originally intended. You can also say that someone or… …   English dictionary

  • divert */ — UK [daɪˈvɜː(r)t] / US [dɪˈvɜrt] / US [daɪˈvɜrt] verb [transitive] Word forms divert : present tense I/you/we/they divert he/she/it diverts present participle diverting past tense diverted past participle diverted 1) to make something move or… …   English dictionary

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