divert : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: divert	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for divert
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divert v turn aside; turn away from Synonym(s): deviate, divert send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies" Synonym(s): amuse, divert, disport withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions Synonym(s): divert, hive off
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divert \Divert"\, 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. 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divert \Di*vert"\, v. i. To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.] I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. --Evelyn.