divert
/daɪˈvɝt/verb2 syllables
Divert means: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.
Synonyms for divert6
verb, as in occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
amuse, disport
verb, as in turn aside; turn away from
deviate
verb, as in withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
hive off
What does divert mean?4
verb
1
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion“The play amused the ladies”
2
turn aside; turn away from
3
withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
4
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with divert?17
Divert in a sentence
- In addition to informing, news can also divert.Hybrid
- Don't let them divert you from your purposes.maaster
- I tried to divert their attention without success.CarpeLanam
- The producers of Spanish strawberries divert water from natural reserves.Eccles17
- She could divert herself from the anxieties.unknown
- Carlos shouldn’t divert from his mission.Amastan
- Dmitri managed to divert the zombies.Amastan
- Conspiracy theories were made up by the CIA to divert people's attention away from capitalism.shekitten
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Forms of divert
as a verb
- past tense
- diverted
- present participle
- diverting
- third-person singular
- diverts
- past participle
- diverted