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English Dictionary: diverted by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diverted
adj
  1. pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
    Synonym(s): amused, diverted, entertained
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
                     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}.
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