English Explanatory Dictionary

divert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To turn aside from a course.
  2. To distract.
  3. To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
  4. To turn aside; to digress.

Pronunciation

/daɪˈvɜːt/ /daɪˈvɝt/ /dɪˈvɝt/ en-us-divert.ogg

Word forms

divert diverts diverting diverted

Etymology

From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.

Synonyms

deflect offlead

Related words

diversion diversity diverse

Derived words

divertable divertee divertive redivert undivert
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