Definition of divert

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Divert (v. t.) To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor..

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Diverticle :: Diverticle (n.) A turning; a byway; a bypath.
Diversion :: Diversion (n.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts..
Divertisement :: Divertisement (n.) Diversion; amusement; recreation.
Relax :: Relax (n.) Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind..
Enteropneusta :: Enteropneusta (n. pl.) A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix..
Pervert :: Pervert (v. t.) To turnanother way; to divert.
Misderive :: Misderive (v. t.) To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect.
Divert :: Divert (v. t.) To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course..
Diverticula :: Diverticula (pl. ) of Diverticulu.
Entertainment :: Entertainment (n.) That which entertains, or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement..
Amuse :: Amuse (v.) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.
By-wash :: By-wash (n.) The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water..
Diverticulum :: Diverticulum (n.) A blind tube branching out of a longer one.
Divertimento :: Divertimento (n.) A light and pleasing composition.
Amused :: Amused (a.) Diverted.
Perversion :: Perversion (n.) The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use..
Divertise :: Divertise (v. t.) To divert; to entertain.
Diverting :: Diverting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Diver.
Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote..
Estrange :: Estrange (v. t.) To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its former possessor; to alienate..
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