| VERB | motion | divert, deviate | turn aside |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | divert | send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one | |
| social | divert, amuse, disport | occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion | |
| possession | divert, hive off | withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions |
| Sounds | dayver't; dihver't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Albert ... yogurt: 70 rhymes with ert... | |
| Meaning | Turn aside; turn away from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | deviate | |
| Narrower | detour | Travel via a detour |
| sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle | wander from a direct or straight course | |
| yaw | deviate erratically from a set course | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | desviar | |
| Catalan | desviar | |
| Nouns | diversion | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern / concern / concern) |
| Meaning | Send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Narrower | deviate | Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course |
| route | divert in a specified direction | |
| Broader | send, direct | Cause to go somewhere |
| Meaning | Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to divert Sue | |
| Synonyms | amuse, disport | |
| Broader | entertain | Provide entertainment for |
| Spanish | desviar, distraer, divertir, entretener | |
| Catalan | distraure, distreure, divertir, entretenir | |
| Nouns | diversion | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates |
| Meaning | Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | hive off | |
| Broader | withdraw, draw, take out, draw off | Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) |
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