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Avert vs. Divert

Avert and Divert Definitions

Avert

To turn away
Avert one's eyes.

Divert

To turn aside from a course or direction
Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.

Avert

To keep from happening; prevent
Averted an accident by turning sharply.

Divert

To distract
My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.

Avert

(transitive) To turn aside or away.
I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.

Divert

To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse.
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Avert

(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
How can the danger be averted?

Divert

To turn aside.

Avert

To turn away.

Divert

(transitive) To turn aside from a course.
The workers diverted the stream away from the road.

Avert

To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? "To avert his ire."
When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.

Divert

(transitive) To distract.
Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
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Avert

To turn away.
Cold and averting from our neighbor's good.

Divert

(transitive) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)

Avert

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening;
Let's avoid a confrontation
Head off a confrontation
Avert a strike

Divert

To turn aside; to digress.

Avert

Turn away or aside;
They averted their eyes when the King entered

Divert

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.
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Divert

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.

Divert

To turn aside; to digress.
I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.

Divert

Turn aside; turn away from

Divert

Send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

Divert

Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
The play amused the ladies

Divert

Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

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