Divert
11divert */ — 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… …
12divert — [[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… …
13divert — di|vert [ dı vɜrt, daı vɜrt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make something move or travel in a different direction: divert someone/something from something: Police are trying to divert traffic away from the trouble spot. 2. ) to use something for a… …
14divert — 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… …
15divert — 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 <… …
16divert — v. (D; tr.) to divert from; to * * * [daɪ vɜːt] to (D; tr.) to divert from …
17divert — divertedly, adv. diverter, n. divertible, adj. /di verrt , duy /, v.t. 1. to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect. 2. Brit. to route (traffic) on a detour. 3. to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc. 4. to distract from serious… …
18divert — 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 …
19divert — See avert. See avert, divert …
20divert — verb Divert is used with these nouns as the object: ↑attention, ↑flight, ↑flow, ↑money, ↑resource, ↑river, ↑traffic …
