divert

to turn aside or redirect

Root

Other words with the vers / vert / verg root

  • adverse: unfavorable or opposed
  • advertise: to call attention to something
  • aversion: strong dislike or turning away
  • avert: to turn away or prevent
  • converge: to come together toward one point
  • diverge: to move apart from a shared point
  • divergent: moving or developing in different directions

Divert turns attention or energy away from one path to another.

The joke diverted the tense class for a moment before the exam began.

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