All 3 Uses of
divert
in
The War of the Worlds
- My attention was diverted from this death flurry by a furious yelling, like that of the thing called a siren in our manufacturing towns.†
Chpt 1.12
- He returned and tried in vain to divert his attention to his examination notes.†
Chpt 1.14
- They did all they could to divert me from this morbidity.†
Chpt 2.9 *
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