To divert is to change or redirect something. If you divert the water away from a dam, you're preventing it from flooding the town below.
The road was diverted to make room for the new development.
The teacher wanted to divert the students' attention from the test by having them talk.
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withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
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occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
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turn aside; turn away from
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send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
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The driver diverted the direction.
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A diverting inlet diverts a small portion of the water from the pipe.
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The event diverted the situation.
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It will involve diverting the road to the west.
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The 'diverting point' is the incarnation of Vaikundar.
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The man diverted the steering wheel.
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This idea was the diverting the Huancabamba to the Pacific Ocean.
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He's diverting the issue to the Kayanid origin etc.
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He attempted to flood the capital by diverting the river.
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The first job they faced was diverting the river Lagares.