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Meanings of divert in English

Portuguese
divertir
Catalan
entretenir
Spanish
entretener

Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion.

divertir
Portuguese
apresentar aberração
Spanish
desviar

Turn aside; turn away from.

apresentar aberração

Draw someone's attention away from something.

Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions.

Usage of divert in English
1
Such programmes divert public money from essential investment in health and education.
Reuters
2
I couldn't believe it possible, actually managing to divert a launched bombardment.
Perilous Shield
3
Hood knew better than to ask Parangosky why she needed to divert.
The Thursday War
4
More importantly, they divert important taxpayer money away from other vital areas.
The Guardian
5
He began to divert funds as early as 2000, the SEC said.
Reuters
6
The proposal to divert funds will be tabled before the National Assembly.
The South African
7
Or simply to divert suspicion away from himself and his true motives?
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
8
Pence did not want divert any attention from the talks, Farah said.
Reuters
9
Sellers could divert vessels to other buyers, however, if Iran cannot pay.
Reuters
10
It was simply a ruse to divert inquiry into a wrong channel.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
11
They divert the mind and break the force of the impending blow.
Opening a Chestnut Burr
12
The effect will be to divert funds from NHS hospitals to shareholders.
The Guardian
13
In it, he argued that humanity will fail to divert global disaster.
Wired
14
Vertonghen stretched again to divert the striker's shot past the far post.
The Guardian
15
Florida city to divert highway water runoff to neighborhood lawns ORLANDO, Fla.
Reuters
16
He knew the source of her anger, sought to divert her attention.
Wizardborn
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Common
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Common
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