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divert
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[dɪˈvəːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another
(e.g: a scheme to divert water from the river to irrigate agricultural land)
- draw (the attention) of someone from something
(e.g: public relations policies are sometimes intended to divert attention away from criticism)
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Origin
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late Middle English: via French from Latin divertere, from di- ‘aside’ + vertere ‘to turn’
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