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divert

di·vert

UK/daɪˈvɜːt/ US/daɪˈvɝt/ fairly common

verb

1.

turn aside; turn away from

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2.

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

3.

occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

  • “The play amused the ladies”
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4.

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

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Origin

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.

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