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di·vert (dĭ-vûrt́, dī-)

[Middle English diverten, from Old French divertir, from Latin dīvertere, dī-, dis-, aside; see dis–, + vertere, to turn.]

verb: -vert·ed, -vert·ing, -verts. 

transitive verb 

  1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.
  2. To distract: My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.
  3. To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse. See synonyms at amuse

intransitive verb 

To turn aside.

derivatives

di·vert́er
noun
di·vert́ing·ly
adverb