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How to pronounce divert in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hive off
Type of take out, draw off, draw, withdraw
Type Words
Synonyms amuse, disport
Type of entertain
Derivation diversion
Type Words
Synonyms deviate
Type of turn
Has types yaw, detour, digress, sidetrack, straggle, depart
Derivation diversion
Type Words
Type of send, direct
Has types route, deviate

Examples of divert

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A new law may divert funds from these agencies, diminishing the quality of debt.
From the forbes.com
Having a hobby can divert you from thinking Christmas is the be all and end all.
From the dailymail.co.uk
They divert some of the interest they earn to borrowers whose stories they like.
From the bloomberg.com
Others may divert east on I-80 in West Sacramento, then I-5 south into downtown.
From the sacbee.com
They also gave him the power to divert money set aside in special-purpose funds.
From the suntimes.com
She would divert the water before it even got to him in the middle of the night.
From the forbes.com
Theur fundamental reason for being was to divert revolution and they had failed.
From the guardian.co.uk
We had to buy our own or divert a budget line to place orders with a local firm.
From the guardian.co.uk
Those who stay are digging trenches and building sand banks to divert the water.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Deviate: turn aside; turn away from
  • Send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
  • Amuse: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
  • Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
  • (diverted) amused: pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
  • (diverting) amusing: providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
  • Diverted is a 2009 CBC made-for-TV movie. It was directed by Alex Chapple. The movie was written by Tony Marchant.
  • (The diversion) The Diversion, published in 2001 and written by K. A. Applegate, is the forty-ninth book in the Animorphs series. It is narrated by Tobias.
  • To turn aside from a course; To distract; To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)