• (British) IPA: /daɪˈvɜːt/
• (America) IPA: /daɪˈvɝt/, /dɪˈvɝt/

divert (diverts, present participle diverting; past and past participle diverted)

1. (transitive) To turn aside from a course.

   The workers diverted the stream away from the road.

2. (transitive) To distract.

   Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.

   • [1644], [John Milton], Of Education. To Master Samuel Hartlib, [London: Printed for Thomas Underhill and/or for Thomas Johnson], OCLC 946735316 ↗:

     that crude apple that diverted Eve

3. (transitive) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)

   • We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.

4. (obsolete, intransitive) To turn aside; to digress.

   • I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.

• (to lead away from a course) offlead

• diversion
• diversity
• diverse

• French: dévier
• German: umlenken, umleiten
• Russian: отводи́ть
• Spanish: desviar

• German: ablenken
• Russian: отвлека́ть
• Spanish: entretener, distraer, desviar

• French: divertir
• Russian: развлека́ть
• Spanish: distraer