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      divert
      verb
      (transitive) To turn aside from a course.
      (transitive) To distract.
      (transitive) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
      (obsolete, intransitive) To turn aside; to digress.
      Roots
      verto-vert · Latin · turn
      Synonyms for divert
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