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Divert
/daɪˈvɜːt/
To change the direction or focus of something from one point to another.
Synonyms:
reroute
redirect
distract
entertain
amuse
Antonyms:
focus
direct
concentrate
Examples:
Lilly
diverts
her gaze even more.
My attention,
diverted
for a moment, came back to Ackroyd.
'Check it;
divert
it!
Etymology:
Derived from the Latin word
divertere
meaning
to turn in different directions
. The prefix
di-
means
apart
and
vertere
means
to turn
.
Usage Statistics:
6 mentions per 1 million words
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