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Pronunciation : Di*vert"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn. See Verse, and cf. Divorce.]
Definition : 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. That crude apple that diverted Eve. Milton.

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. We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. C. J. Smith.

Syn. -- To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate; delight; recreate. See Amuse.

t. [imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Di*vert"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.] I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. Evelyn.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913