divert

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To turn aside from a course.
2. To distract.
3. To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
4. (obsolete) To turn aside; to digress.

Concepten

afleiden

verstrooien

vermaken

amuseren

draaien

laten afvloeien

omleggen

onderhouden

opkikkeren

opvrolijken

pareren

verleggen

verzetten

wegleiden

wegsturen

wegvoeren

afdraaien

verlustigen

afkeren

afwenden

doen afdwalen

Synoniemen

amuse

distract

entertain

deflect

turn

deviate

turn away

shunt

sidetrack

avert

disport

bend

diverge

shift

head off

cheer

misappropriate

twist

convert

embezzle

hive off

avoid

turn aside

stave off

swerve

recreate

redirect

reduce

revolve

rotate

side-track

strip

sublimate

tickle

transfer

transform

transmute

turnabout

undress

veer

ward off

waylay

yaw

brighten up

jolly up

turn towards

wander from the subject

change direction

sport

be deflected

deviate from the main theme

abstract

cause to intervene

alienate

alter

bar

beguile

bewilder

change

commute

deceive

delude

digress

discourage

disorientate

dizzy

💫

dodge

draw away

eschew

feint

gladden

invert

mislead

obstruct

please

prevent

put off

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/daɪˈvɜːt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.