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divert Definition

di·vert (də vʉrt′, dī-)

transitive verb

  1. to turn (a person or thing) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another; deflect
  2. to distract the attention of
  3. to amuse; entertain

Etymology: ME diverten < OFr divertir < L divertere: see diverse

divert Synonyms

divert

v.

  1. To deflect

    turn aside, redirect, avert; see turn 3, veer.

  2. To amuse

    entertain, engage, distract, beguile; see amuse, entertain 1.

  3. To distract

    attract the attention of, sidetrack, disturb; see distract 1. See syn. study at amuse.

divert Usage Examples

Object

  • attention: Tracking back tends to divert attention to the edges of the screen.
  • ton: In 2003/4 residents on the blue box scheme diverted 2573 tons of rubbish from landfill site.
  • little..: May 30 2006, 10:47 PM delvin146 To divert just a little.. does anyone still use.. .
  • footpath: The stated intentions of the new owner were to divert the public footpath.
  • waste: Ultimately the objective is to divert waste from landfill sites.
  • traffic: For three hours there was chaos, with traffic diverted.

Preposition: over

  • ton: Cambridgeshire residents have diverted over 110,000 tons of rubbish from landfill during 2004/05.

Modifying Another Word

  • mildly: Bulletproof Monk does exactly what it says on the tin and promises an hour and a half of mildly diverting entertainment.
  • temporarily: It has, however, temporarily diverted its path as it moves into the constellation of Draco.
  • elsewhere: The three sailors got diverted elsewhere by some of the Marines.
  • illegally: Transit cigarettes are diverted illegally onto the black market of a country they are supposed to be passing through.
  • away: Much of the money diverted away from general hospitals will pass straight into the hands of private companies.
  • instead: Raven sliding to block a through ball instead diverted the ball past the quietly effective Roque.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: Journeys will now divert off route on a demand responsive basis at these times.

Used with why or when

  • that: Call deflexion is a selective call divert that allows a carrier bag supplier call to be forwarded without accepting it.

Infinitive complement

  • serve: Route 260 - Withdrawn Route 261 - Withdrawn between Chinnor & Thame but diverted to serve Shabbington & Worminghall.
  • avoid: The new access road, during the construction of which the building had been discovered, was diverted to avoid crossing the mosaics.

Preposition: from

  • landfill: This results in over 800 tons of goods diverted from landfill each year.
  • stream: Water was diverted from the stream along the top of the meadow and fed along the tops of the ridges.
  • route: In conjunction with automatic lowering of trolley booms, a modern trolleybus can divert from route without having to stop.