sviare

(transitive) to divert
(transitive) to reroute (a conversation, etc.) to less embarrassing topics, to hijack (a conversation)
(transitive) to put (someone) on the wrong track; to throw off; to lead someone down the garden path
(transitive) to mislead (an investigation, etc.)
(transitive) to misguide, to have a bad influence on
(intransitive) to take the wrong road, to go astray
(figuratively, intransitive) to get distracted, to deviate [with da ‘from’]
(figuratively, intransitive) to be corrupted or misguided