Divert
21divert — Synonyms and related words: absorb, abstract, abuse, alter, amuse, avert, befoul, beguile, bend, bias, blunt, call away, change, change course, chill, convert, convulse, cool, crook, curve, damp, dampen, debase, defalcate, defile, deflect,… …
22divert — to steal Usually of embezzlement, where the funds are directed into the wrong channel, but sometimes of goods: ... a large proportion of the profits had been, shall we say, diverted. (Erdman, 1987) Like the wharfingers, the lock… …
23divert — verb 1) a plan to divert the Fraser River Syn: reroute, redirect, change the course of, deflect, channel 2) he diverted her from her studies Syn: distract, sidetrack, disturb, draw away, be a distraction, put off …
24divert — verb 1) a plan to divert Siberia s rivers Syn: re route, redirect, change the course of, deflect, channel 2) he diverted her from her studies Syn: distract, sidetrack, disturb, draw away, put off …
25divert — [daɪˈvɜːt] verb [T] 1) to make something move or travel in a different direction 2) to take someone s attention away from something The government claimed that Cooper was trying to divert attention from his financial problems.[/ex] 3) to use… …
26divert by appeal — index dissuade, expostulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
27divert by persuasion — index expostulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
28divert from — index deter, dissuade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
29divert from its course — index detour, deviate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30divert from original use — index estrange Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
