divert
    v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate, divert]
    2: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned
       or intended one
    3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
       "The play amused the ladies" [syn: amuse, divert,
       disport]
    4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often
       secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: divert, hive
       off]

Divert \Di*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Diverting.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to
   go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn.
   See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
   1. 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.
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            That crude apple that diverted Eve.   --Milton.
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   2. 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.
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            We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. --C.
                                                  J. Smith.

   Syn: To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate;
        delight; recreate. See Amuse.
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Divert \Di*vert"\, v. i.
   To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.]
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         I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.
                                                  --Evelyn.
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