Divert /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverting

1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert commerce from its usual course.

   That crude apple that diverted Eve.

2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse; to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men are diverted with works of wit and humor.

   We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.

1. To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.]

   I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.