Laiverre divert (or divert)

t. divert: [Fr. diver from apart, and ver to =to turn; Sp. divertir; Ital. di vertire.] A. Transitive: I. Literally: 1. To turn off or from any course or direction; to turn aside. IMG:content-0270.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0271.png:[blocks in formation] 2. A source of amusement or diversion. "It was more than once the divertisement of his majesty."-Dryden: Wild Gallant (Pref.). 3. In the same sense as II. II. Music ( of the form diverti ement): The same as DIVERTIMENTO (q. v.). Pomfret : Strephon's Love for Delia . *di-vert-ment, s. [Ital. divertimento .] An avo- cation, a distraction. "Having other divertments ."- Daniel : Hist. Eng ., p. 83. di-věst, v. t . [O. Fr. devestir , from Low Lat. divestio Lat. devestio =to strip of clothing, to un- dre : di = dis =away, from, and vestio =to clothe; vest is dre ; Fr. dévêtir .] [DEVEST.] *I. Lit .: To undre , to strip of clothing; to make naked, to denude. "Like bride and groom Divesting them for bed." Shakesp.: Othello , ii. 3. II. Figuratively : IMG:content-0272.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0273.png:[blocks in formation] di-věst-1-ble, a . [Eng. divest ; -able.] Capable of being divested, deprived, or freed from. "Liberty being too high a ble ing to be divestible of that nature by circumstances." -Boyle: Works, i. 248. di-vest-ing, pr . par ., a. & 8. [DIVEST.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) IMG:content-0274.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0275.png:[blocks in formation] B. In trans.: To cart or cut divets. *di-věx-i-ty, s. [O. Fr. déver ité ; Lat. deveritas .] [DEVEXITY.] A curve, an arc. two forms of (CN) and NH3 or NH2. ( Abstracts of Chemical Society , 1881.) di vid-a-ble, a. [Eng. divid (e); -able .] 1. That may or can be divided or separated; di "Whose parts are by motion dividable and separable from one another." -Cudworth : Intell . System , p. 781. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; (4) To distribute among several; to share. (5) To make an opening or pa age through "Thou didst divide the sea."- Nehemiah , ix. ii. (6) To make divisions or gradations on. [II. 2.] (7) In the same sense as II. 3. "Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown." IMG:content-0276.png:[blocks in formation] divide divided by being cut in two; two loaves are parted which have been baked together. Sometimes part , as well as divide , is used in the application of that which is given to several, in which case they bear the same analogy as before: several things are parted, one thing is divided : a man's personal effects may be parted , by common consent, among his children; but his estate, or the value of it, must be divided : whatever can be disjoined without losing its integrity is parted , otherwise it is divided : in this sense, our Savior's garments are said to have been parted , because they were distinct things; but the vesture which was without seam must have been divided , if they had not cast lots for it. That is said to be divided which has been, or is conceived to be a whole; that is separated which might be joined: a river divides a town by running through it; mountains or seas separate countries: to divide does not nece arily include a separation ; although a separation supposes a division : an army may be divided into larger or smaller portions, and yet remain united; but during a march, or an engagement, these companies are frequently separated . Opinions, hearts, minds, ., may be divided ; corporeal bodies only are separated : the minds of men are often most divided , when in person they are least separated ; and those, on the contrary, who are separated at the greatest distance from each other may be the least divided . With regard to persons, part designates the actual leaving of the person: separate is used in general for that which le ens the society: the former is often casual, temporary, or partial; the latter is positive and serious: the parting is momentary; the separation may be longer or shorter." (2) He thus further discriminates between to divide, to distribute , and to share: "The act of dividing does not extend beyond the thing divided ; that of distributing and sharing comprehends also the purpose of the action: wo divide the thing; we distribute to the person: we may divide therefore without distributing ; or we may divide in order to distribute: thus, we divide our land into distinct fields for our private convenience; or we divide a sum of money into so many parts, in order to dis tribute it among a given number of persons; on the other hand, we may distribute without dividing : for guineas, books apples, and many other things may be distributed which require no division . To share is to make into parts the same as divide , and it is to give those parts to some persons, the same as distribute : but the person who shares takes a part himself; he who distributes gives it always to others: a loaf is divided in order to be eaten; bread is distributed in loaves among the poor; the loaf is shared by a poor man with his poorer neighbor, or the profits of a busine are shared by the partners. To share may imply either to give or receive; to distribute implies giving only: we share our own with another, or another shares what we have; but we distribute our own to others." (Crabb Eng. Synon.) +di-vide, s . [DIVIDE, v.] That which divides or serves as a line of demarcation between two adjacent places spec if. the watershed of a district, or the ridge of land dividing the affluents of one river from those of another. The divide botween any two streams may be approximately traced upon a map by drawing a line so that it shall head all the affluents of both streams. The Great Divide : (For def. see extract.) "Comprised in the territories of Montana and Wyoming there is a region which contains all the peculiarities of the continent in a remarkable degree, and which moreover is exceedingly interesting on account of its scenery, its geography, its mineralogy, and its sport. There it is that great rivers rise, running through every clime, from perpetual snow to tropical heat. It is the geographical center of North America. It is e entially The Great Divide."-Earl of Dunraven: The Great Divide , ch. i. di-vid-ěd, pa. par. or a. [DIVIDE, v.] A. As pa . par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective: 1486 perpendicular to the line of section by means of a screw; the distances being determined by the number of revolutions nece ary to bring the points to be measured into optical coincidence. ( Knight .) di-vid-ěd-ly, adv. [Eng. divided; -ly.] 1. In a divided manner; in divisions or parts. "If God be everywhere it cannot po ibly be that He should po ibly be so dividedly ."-Cudworth Intell, Sus tem , p. 783. 2. Separately, distinctly. divided-skirt, s. A woman's skirt divided in such a manner as to admit of her riding astride.