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- pronunciation:
- dih
vuhrt
[or]
daI
vuhrt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
diverts, diverting, diverted |
| definition 1: |
to turn aside or away from something; deflect.
The police are diverting traffic because of the parade.He always tries to divert criticism by blaming others.- synonyms:
- deflect, shunt, sidetrack
- similar words:
- avert, deviate, diverge, sway, swerve, switch
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| definition 2: |
to draw away; distract.
His attention was briefly diverted.
- synonyms:
- distract, sidetrack
- similar words:
- abstract, beguile, engage, occupy, preoccupy
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| definition 3: |
to draw away from serious matters; amuse.
His hobbies divert him.- synonyms:
- amuse, entertain
- similar words:
- beguile, delight, occupy, preoccupy
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| related words: |
bypass, detract, tickle, turn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to turn aside; deviate.
He diverted from his usual custom.- similar words:
- depart, deviate, shift, shunt, swerve, switch
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adverb + (v.)divert
illegally, improperly, partially
(v.)divert
+ adverb
annually, elsewhere, momentarily, temporarily, upstream
(v.)divert
+ noun
account,
acre,
aid,
airplane,
airport,
ambulance,
asteroid,
attention,
billions,
cash,
composting,
contra,
creek,
disposal,
dollar,
energy,
floodwater,
flow,
focus,
fund,
gaze,
investment,
irrigation,
landfill,
material,
millions,
money,
offender,
organic,
passenger,
payroll,
pipe,
planetoid,
plutonium,
port,
portion,
proceed,
purpose,
resource,
revenue,
river,
runoff,
saving,
sewage,
stream,
sum,
suspicion,
taxpayer,
terrorist,
ton,
traffic,
tributary,
waste,
water
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| derivations: |
divertible (adj.), divertedly (adv.), diverter (n.) |
The word divert
contains the following parts:
di-3
Latin
prefix
that means not, apart, reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix di-3 is a form of dis- used before roots beginning with "v," "g," and "s," such as "vert," "gress," and "rect." See dis-3
Example words:
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
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