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n.
A diverticulum.
a.
Tending to divert; diverting; amusing; interesting.
v. t.
To divert; to entertain.
n.
A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of a plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment from the body of the plant.
v. i.
Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering; as, a man of stable character.
v. t.
To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words.
n.
One who, or that which, diverts, turns off, or pleases.
v. t.
To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote.
a.
Capable of being diverted.
v. t.
To move in any direction; to impel; to thrust; to push; -- nearly obsolete, except with adverbs, as with by (to put by = to thrust aside; to divert); or with forth (to put forth = to thrust out).
a.
Pertaining to a diverticulum.
pl.
of Diverticulum
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Divert
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
n.
The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.
v. t.
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.
imp. & p. p.
of Divert
v. t.
To divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the reciprocal pronoun.
n.
That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.
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