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Synonyms for divert
dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ-di·vert
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Wiktionary
divertverb
To turn aside from a course.
The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
Synonyms:
offlead
English Synonyms and Antonyms
divertverb
The central idea of withdrawing makes abstract in common speech a euphemism for appropriate (unlawfully), purloin, steal. In mental processes we discriminate between objects by distinguishing their differences; we separate some one element from all that does not necessarily belong to it, abstract it, and view it alone. We may separate two ideas, and hold both in mind in comparison or contrast; but when we abstract one of them, we drop the other out of thought. The mind is abstracted when it is withdrawn from all other subjects and concentrated upon one, diverted when it is drawn away from what it would or should attend to by some other interest, distracted when the attention is divided among different subjects, so that it can not be given properly to any. The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted. Compare DISCERN.
Synonyms:
abstract, appropriate, detach, discriminate, distinguish, distract, eliminate, purloin, remove, separate, steal, take away, withdrawAntonyms:
add, combine, complete, conjoin, fill up, increase, restore, strengthen, unitePreposition:
The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.
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Princeton's WordNet
deviate, divertverb
turn aside; turn away from
Synonyms:
vary, diverge, deviate, disport, hive off, amuse, departdivertverb
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
amuse, divert, disportverb
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
"The play amused the ladies"
Synonyms:
deviate, lark, sport, romp, run around, cavort, lark about, rollick, frolic, disport, hive off, amuse, gambol, frisk, skylarkdivert, hive offverb
withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
Dictionary of English Synonymes
divertverb
Synonyms:
turn aside, draw awaydivertverb
Synonyms:
amuse, entertain, recreate, please, gratify, delight, exhilarate, refresh
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#145 | please | |
#347 | change | |
#1152 | appropriate | |
#1291 | sport | |
#1475 | abstract | |
#1651 | remove | |
#2228 | separate | |
#3558 | vary | |
#5808 | eliminate | |
#7413 | alter | |
#8683 | steal | |
#9338 | delight | |
#10105 | depart | |
#10269 | distinguish | |
#10524 | withdraw | |
#14008 | entertain | |
#19611 | discriminate | |
#26034 | divert | |
#26730 | lark | |
#28563 | hijack | |
#30316 | distract | |
#30654 | avert | |
#34759 | deviate | |
#35327 | detach | |
#37190 | amuse | |
#37211 | romp | |
#38338 | detract | |
#44441 | skylark | |
#44754 | deflect | |
#48126 | alienate | |
#51280 | derail | |
#51757 | diverge | |
#54297 | frolic | |
#78272 | frisk | |
#87051 | gratify | |
#123951 | sidetrack | |
#172788 | gambol | |
#207872 | cavort | |
#229109 | misappropriate |
How to use divert in a sentence?
We thought could divert our resources away from alliances, and our militaries. We were wrong, today, Russia – led by a former KGB officer once stationed in Dresden ? invades its neighbors and slays political opponents.
While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.
Chief Executive Officer Michael McCain:
A MLF colleague of mine lost his wife and family this week to a needless, irresponsible series of events in Iran. U.S. government leaders unconstrained by checks/balances, concocted an ill-conceived plan to divert focus from political woes, the world knows Iran is a dangerous state, but the world found a path to contain it; not perfect but by most accounts it was the right direction.
That's why I try my best to stay away from social media as much as possible, when you go on your Twitter or look down your timeline and it's all great positivity, I love that. But at the same time, it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you're trying to do.
Whenever theres a discrepancy between official rates and black market rates, corruption thrives. By manipulating foreign exchange, the Iranian central bank can divert the difference in rates to fund other projects, put another way, if foreign companies and correspondent banks pay the official exchange rate in their business with Iran, they will be paying six times as much in dollars. Literally, that means more than 83 percent could go to the Revolutionary Guards, while only 17 percent goes to legitimate purposes.
Translations for divert
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- تحويلArabic
- отклонявам, отвличамBulgarian
- desviarCatalan, Valencian
- ablenken, umleiten, umlenkenGerman
- entretener, desviar, distraerSpanish
- harhauttaaFinnish
- dévier, divertirFrench
- amuzar, distraktarIdo
- whakapeauMāori
- отклони́ть, развле́чь, позаба́вить, отвлека́ть, отклоня́ть, отводи́ть, отвле́чь, отвести́, развлека́ть, забавля́тьRussian
- avledaSwedish
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