Definitions for divert
dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ-di·vert

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. deviate, divertverb

   turn aside; turn away from

2. divertverb

   send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

3. amuse, divert, disportverb

   occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

   "The play amused the ladies"

4. divert, hive offverb

   withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divertverb

   To turn aside from a course.

   The workers diverted the stream away from the road.

2. divertverb

   To distract.

   Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.

3. divertverb

   To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)

4. divertverb

   To turn aside; to digress.

   I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. uE000163762uE001 Evelyn.

5. Etymology: From diverten, from divertir, from di- + vertere; see verse.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DIVERTverb

   Etymology: diverto, Latin.

   1. To turn off from any direction or course.

   I rather will subject me to the malice
   Of a diverted blood and bloody brother. William Shakespeare.

   He finds no reason to have his rent abated, because a greater part of it is diverted from his landlord. John Locke.

   They diverted raillery from improper objects, and gave a new turn to ridicule. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 45.

   Nothing more is requisite for producing all the variety of colours and degrees of refrangibility, than that the rays of light be bodies of different sizes; the least of which may make violet the weakest and darkest of the colours, and be more easily diverted by refracting surfaces from the right course; and the rest, as they are bigger and bigger, make the stronger and more lucid colours, blue, green, yellow, and red, and be more and more difficultly diverted. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   2. To draw forces to a different part.

   The kings of England would have had an absolute conquest of Ireland, if their whole power had been employed; but still there arose sundry occasions, which divided and diverted their power some other way. John Davies, on Ireland.

   3. To withdraw the mind.

   Alas, how simple, to these cates compar’d,
   Was that crude apple that diverted Eve! John Milton, Pa. Reg.

   They avoid pleasure, lest they should have their affections tainted by any sensuality, and diverted from the love of him who is to be the only comfort. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   Maro’s muse, not wholly bent
   On what is gainful, sometimes she diverts
   From solid counsel. Phillips.

   4. To please; to exhilerate. See Diversion.

   An ingenious gentleman did divert or instruct the kingdom by his papers. Jonathan Swift.

   5. To subvert; to destroy, in William Shakespeare.

   Frights, changes, horrours,
   Divert and crack, rend and deracinate.
   The unity and married calm of states. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cress.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. divert

   To divert is to cause something or someone to change course or direction. It can also mean to redirect attention, resources or focus from one thing to another. Additionally, in the context of conversation or action, it can mean to distract or take attention away from a particular subject or task.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divertverb

   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

2. Divertverb

   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

3. Divertverb

   to turn aside; to digress

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Divert

   di-vėrt′, v.t. to turn aside: to change the direction of: to turn the mind from business or study: to amuse.—n. Divert′imento (obs.), diversion: (mus.) a ballet-interlude.—adj. Divert′ing.—adv. Divert′ingly.—n. Divert′isement, diversion: a short ballet between the acts of a play.—adj. Divert′ive, tending to divert. [Fr.,—L. divertĕre, diversum—dis, aside, vertĕre, to turn.]

Matched Categories

1. • Send
   • Turn
   • Withdraw

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'divert' in Verbs Frequency: #1007

How to pronounce divert?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of divert in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of divert in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of divert in a Sentence

1. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang:

   They have only one objective : to try to shirk responsibility for their own epidemic and prevention and control measures and divert public attention.

2. Xavier Becerra:

   These rulings critically stop President Trump's illegal money grab to divert $ 2.5 billion of unauthorized funding for President Donald Trump pet project, all President President Donald Trump has succeeded in building is a constitutional crisis, threatening immediate harm to our state. President Donald Trump said President Donald Trump didn't have to do this and that President Donald Trump would be unsuccessful in court. Today we proved that statement true.

3. John Ladd:

   Most of the money going to these projects is pork barrel money -- it just isn't necessary. I am good with diverting that money. There is lots of waste in the military, especially on the bases. Fort Huachuca, they've got everything they need -- so divert the money to the border.

4. Delta Air Lines:

   Situations like these are rare and regrettable for the vast majority of our customers and Delta has zero tolerance for unruly behavior at our airports and aboard our aircraft, we applaud our flight crew's quick decision to divert and address the situation as expeditiously as possible so the remainder of our customers can resume their travels.

5. Benjamin Andrews:

   This problem is most easily illustrated with the example situation where I divert the lava flow to save my house but as a result the lava flow destroys someone else's house, as a result of these two factors, lava flows are generally not stopped or diverted.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=divert
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Divert
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=divert
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divert
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=divert