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    [Verb]  | "di*vert" | \ də-ˈvərt \


    1: to turn aside : deviate

    2: to turn from one course or use to another : deflect

    3: distract

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English diverten "to turn in a certain direction, turn away, direct one's mind," borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French divertir, borrowed (with conjugation change) from Medieval Latin dīvertere "to turn aside, deflect, alienate (property), depart," continuing both Latin dīvertere "to separate oneself (from), be different, diverge" (from dī-, variant before voiced sounds of dis- {see: |dis-|dis-} + vertere "to cause to revolve, turn, spin") and dēvertere "to turn away, divert, make a turn aside/detour," from dē- {see: |de-|de-} + vertere{mat|worth:4|};

    [Idiom]  | "divert/distract attention" 


    1: to try to keep people from noticing or thinking about something

    [Verb]  | "divert" 


    1: to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied;


      * e.g., " ... a light comedy to divert the tired business executive "



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    2: to change the course or direction of (something);


      * e.g., " ... the bike race was diverted around the construction zone "



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    3: to draw the attention or mind to something else;


      * e.g., " ... trying to divert the child with a toy while the doctor was giving her a shot "



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     [ "diverter" ]

    1: someone who changes the topic of an argument, because they are losing the argument.

      * e.g.,  ... Riley became a diverter after losing the argument with Tracy. 

     [ "Turd diverter" ]

    1: The Y-Shaped device in an airplane used for the directional evacuation of turd flow.

      * e.g.,  ... Aaron grabbed the turd diverter to avoid ramp trout. 

     [ "Blurt Divert" ]

    1: Female equivalent of the cock block.

      * e.g.,  ... We are 2 single ladies & we were out with our gay male friends and all the single guys assumed they were our boyfriends & didnt come over to us! So we said they were cock-blocking us female style and then after a few drinks made up the phrase blurt divert! 

     [ "flirt and divert" ]

    1: To flirt with someone to get something out of them and then ditching them.

      * e.g.,  ... Alicia was an expert at flirt and divert. She'd approach a guy at the bar, flirt with him all night so long as he paid for the drinks, and then left towards the end of the night when he went to the bathroom. 

     [ "Divert to your balls" ]

    1: Don’t care about something or ignore something

      * e.g.,  ... - I think she doesn’t love me anymore 

     [ "Dirt divert" ]

    1: To sell someone out to take the focus off of one's own devious ways

      * e.g.,  ... My brother pulled out all the stops when he did his usual dirt divert move on Mom 

     [ "Rock diverter" ]

    1: See mudflap. #squirrelgate

      * e.g.,  ... Behind my wheels there is a rock diverter to prevent stones being cast upon anothers vehicle. 

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