divert from

divert from
index deter, dissuade

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  • divert from its course — index detour, deviate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • divert from original use — index estrange Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • divert from the original possessor — index estrange Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • divert — v. (D; tr.) to divert from; to * * * [daɪ vɜːt] to (D; tr.) to divert from …   Combinatory dictionary

  • divert — di‧vert [daɪˈvɜːt, d ǁ ɜːrt] verb [transitive] COMMERCE to spend money or make an effort in a new area of business or a new product: divert something into • The company should divert more resources into research. * * * divert UK US /daɪˈvɜːt/… …   Financial and business terms

  • Divert — Di*vert , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diverting}.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different ways, turn aside; di = dis + vertere to turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Divorce}.] 1. To turn aside; to turn off from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • divert — di·vert /də vərt, dī / vt 1: to turn from one course or use to another funds illegally divert ed 2: to place (a defendant) under a diversion di·vert·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

  • divert — early 15c., from M.Fr. divertir (14c.), from L. divertere to turn in different directions, blended with devertere turn aside, from dis aside and de from + vertere to turn (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)). Related: Diverted; diverting …   Etymology dictionary

  • divert — [də vʉrt′, dīvʉrt′] vt. [ME diverten < OFr divertir < L divertere: see DIVERSE] 1. to turn (a person or thing) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another; deflect 2. to distract the attention of 3. to amuse; entertain SYN. AMUSE …   English World dictionary

  • divert — di|vert [daıˈvə:t, dı US ə:rt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: divertir, from Latin divertere, from vertere to turn ] 1.) to change the use of something such as time or money divert sth into/to/(away) from etc sth ▪ The company… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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