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Antonyms for divert


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-vurt, dahy-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ-



Definition of divert

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French divertir (14c.), from Latin divertere "to turn in different directions," blended with devertere "turn aside," from dis- "aside" and de- "from" + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Diverted; diverting.
  • verb turn a different direction
  • verb amuse, entertain
  • verb take attention away
Example sentences :
  • Yet I love to divert myself with such grotesque characters too.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • He uncrossed his legs, and made a feeble attempt to divert her thoughts.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • I am not seeking to divert his fury from myself, but to confine it to myself.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • In every possible way he sought to divert his companion's mind.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • The Merouls, greatly put out, attempted to divert his thoughts.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • But Kate had no liking for the turn the conversation had taken, and attempted to divert it.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Never would she attempt to divert a glance from her cousin's admirer.
  • Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • He had no friends or relatives to visit and console him or divert him.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • Are we not right in saying that the love of knowledge, no less than riches, may divert him?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • Anon, sir, you shall hear the story of it, and I dare swear it will divert you.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

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