Divert

di-vėrt′, v.t. to turn aside: to change the direction of: to turn the mind from busine or study: to amuse.— n. Divert′imento ( obs. ), diversion: ( mus. ) a ballet-interlude.— adj. Divert′ing .— adv. Divert′ingly .— n. Divert′isement , diversion: a short ballet between the acts of a play.— adj. Divert′ive , tending to divert. [Fr.,—L. divertĕre , diversum — dis , aside, vertĕre , to turn.]