divert - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'divert' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Divert

[ v. i.]

- To turn aside; to digress.

2 . 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'divert' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . divert

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

Example in sentence:

The play amused the ladies

Nearby Words:

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