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Meaning of divert

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  divert
      v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: {deviate}, {divert}]
      2: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned
         or intended one
      3: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
         "The play amused the ladies" [syn: {amuse}, {divert},
         {disport}]
      4: withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often
         secretly and with dishonest intentions [syn: {divert}, {hive
         off}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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