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turn
To reverse one's or its course; start to move, go, etc. in the opposite direction
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  1. To reverse one's or its course; start to move, go, etc. in the opposite direction
  2. To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side:
  3. To divert or deflect:
redirect
To instruct to go, inquire ... elsewhere
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  1. To instruct to go, inquire ... elsewhere
  2. To change the object or focus of (attention).
  3. To give directions for an alternate destination to (someone).
avert
To turn away:
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  1. To turn away:
  2. To turn away
  3. To keep from happening; ward off; prevent
entertain
To show hospitality to guests.
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  1. To show hospitality to guests.
  2. (Archaic) To continue with; maintain.
  3. (Obsolete) To give admittance to; receive.
engage
To enter or bring into conflict with:
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  1. To enter or bring into conflict with:
  2. To involve oneself or become occupied; participate:
  3. To draw into; involve
distract
To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:
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  1. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:
  2. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:
  3. To draw in conflicting directions; create conflict or confusion in
beguile
To deprive (someone) of or out of something by deceit; cheat
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  1. To deprive (someone) of or out of something by deceit; cheat
  2. To pass (time) pleasantly; while away
  3. To deprive (someone) of something by guile or deceit; cheat:
sidetrack
To divert from a main issue or course:
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  1. To divert from a main issue or course:
  2. To run into a siding.
  3. To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
disturb
To intrude on; inconvenience:
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  1. To intrude on; inconvenience:
  2. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
  3. To break in on; interrupt
avert
To keep from happening; ward off; prevent
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  1. To keep from happening; ward off; prevent
  2. To turn away:
  3. To turn away
deflect
To make (something) deviate from its original path.
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  1. To make (something) deviate from its original path.
  2. To turn or make go to one side
  3. To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.
deviate
To turn aside from a course or way:
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  1. To turn aside from a course or way:
  2. To cause to turn aside or differ.
  3. To turn aside (from a course, direction, standard, doctrine, etc.); diverge; digress
pivot
To provide with, attach by, or mount on a pivot or pivots
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  1. To provide with, attach by, or mount on a pivot or pivots
  2. To cause to rotate, revolve, or turn:
  3. To turn on a pivot.
shift
To change gears, as when driving an automobile.
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  1. To change gears, as when driving an automobile.
  2. To move or transfer from one person, place, or position to another
  3. To get along by tricky or evasive means.
swing
To cause (a hanging object) to sway backward and forward; specif., to cause (a person on a swing) to move backward and forward by pushing or pulling the swing
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  1. To cause (a hanging object) to sway backward and forward; specif., to cause (a person on a swing) to move backward and forward by pushing or pulling the swing
  2. To move or wave (a weapon, tool, bat, etc.) with a sweeping motion; flourish; brandish
  3. (--- Informal) To move, travel, or come (by, over to, around to, etc.) in a casual manner, as by automobile
veer
To change direction; shift; turn or swing around
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  1. To change direction; shift; turn or swing around
  2. To turn or swing; change the course of
  3. To turn
deter
To keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc.
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  1. To keep or discourage (a person, group, or nation) from doing something by instilling fear, anxiety, doubt, etc.
  2. To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt:
  3. To prevent or discourage (an action or behavior):
discourage
To become discouraged
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  1. To become discouraged
  2. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections:
  3. To prevent or try to prevent by disapproving or raising objections or obstacles
dissuade
(Obs.) To advise against (an action)
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  1. (Obs.) To advise against (an action)
  2. To turn (a person) aside (from a course, etc.) by persuasion or advice
  3. To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion:
amuse
To cause to laugh or smile by being funny:
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  1. To cause to laugh or smile by being funny:
  2. To make laugh, smile, etc. by being comical or humorous
  3. To keep pleasantly or enjoyably occupied or interested; entertain
entertain
To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
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  1. To hold the attention of (someone) with something amusing or diverting.
  2. (Archaic) To continue with; maintain.
  3. To give hospitality to guests
recreate
To take recreation.
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  1. To take recreation.
  2. To put fresh life into; refresh or restore in body or mind, esp. after work, by play, amusement, or relaxation
  3. To create a likeness or copy of.
regale
To entertain sumptuously with food and drink; provide a feast for.
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  1. To entertain sumptuously with food and drink; provide a feast for.
  2. To delight with something pleasing or amusing
  3. (Figuratively) To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.
Find another word for divert. In this page you can discover 35 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for divert, like: turn, turn aside, redirect, avert, entertain, engage, distract, beguile, attract the attention of, sidetrack and disturb.

Sentence Examples

  • The only effect of these reverses was to divert them elsewhere.

  • She eagerly latched on to his comment, hoping to divert her own mind to something less disturbing.

  • But neither earthquakes nor the plague, to which it was also peculiarly liable, could divert trade and prosperity from it.

  • The revolt of Liege and Dinant intervened to divert his attention from the affairs of France.

  • A diminished supply of water at the root is requisite, so as to check energy of growth, or rather to divert it from leaf-making.

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