Both Uses of
divert
in
A Christmas Carol
- ...and wishing, though it were only for a second, to divert the vision's stony gaze from himself.
Chpt 1 *divert = turn
- Admiration was the universal sentiment, though some objected that the reply to "Is it a bear?" ought to have been "Yes;" inasmuch as an answer in the negative was sufficient to have diverted their thoughts from Mr. Scrooge, supposing they had ever had any tendency that way.
Chpt 3diverted = turned
Definition:
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(divert as in: divert the traffic or funds) to change the direction of something, or the purpose for which it is used