All 4 Uses of
divert
in
The House of Mirth
- He declared himself entirely at her disposal: the adventure struck him as diverting.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- He was a mournful dyspeptic, intent on finding out the deleterious ingredients of every dish and diverted from this care only by the sound of his wife's voice.†
Chpt 1.5
- The protective instinct always nerved her to successful dissimulation, and it was not the first time she had used her beauty to divert attention from an inconvenient topic.†
Chpt 1.10
- And to divert her companion's attention she added, with an attempt at lightness: "And your second candidate?†
Chpt 2.5
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