Divert synonyms

turn

To change so as to be; become:

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avert

To keep from happening; prevent:

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veer (related)

To turn aside from a course or established direction; swerve:

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distract

To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert

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turn aside

To deflect

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deflect

To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.

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amuse (related)

(Archaic) To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.

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deter

To deter is defined as to keep someone from completing an action by giving them fear or doubt.

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redirect

To cause to move in a different direction or go to a different destination:

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entertain

To allow oneself to think about; have in mind; consider

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engage

To draw into; involve:

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beguile

To mislead by cheating or tricking; deceive

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disturb

To disturb is defined as to interfere with something or bother someone.

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avoid

To stay clear of; go around or away from:

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relax

To calm down.

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stall

To keep close; to keep secret.

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swerve

To go out of a straight line; to deflect.

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tickle

To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which causes the recipient to feel a usually pleasant sensation of tingling or titillation.

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irritate (antonym)

To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:

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sidetrack

To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.

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excite (related)

To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):

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reroute (related)

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re-direct (related)

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regale

Regale is to delight or amuse someone through talk, stories or a generous amount of food or drink.

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talk out of

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attract the attention of

To distract

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anger (antonym)

The definition of anger is to make someone mad or aggravated.

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make made (antonym)

amuse, entertain

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focus (antonym)

To bring into focus

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stay (antonym)

(Nautical) To tack; put on the other tack.

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keep to (antonym)

turn a different direction

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maintain (antonym)

Maintain is defined as to keep in a current state in order to prevent from failing or breaking or to carry on or to support or provide.

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be direct (antonym)

turn a different direction

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deviate

To turn aside from a course or way:

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pivot

To pivot is to turn or spin around a center point.

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shift

(Linguistics) To alter phonetically as part of a systematic historical change.

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swing

(Engineering) To admit or turn something for the purpose of shaping it; said of a lathe.

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discourage

To discourage is defined as to try to get someone not to do something.

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recreate

To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.

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hive-off

To segregate; to remove from a parent entity.

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siphon (related)

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upset (antonym)

To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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change (related)

To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:

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persuasion (related)

To persuade (a person) not to do something

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dissuade

To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion:

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disport

To remove from a port; to carry away.

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