çevir,saptır

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divert
To distract

Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.

To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
{v} to turn aside, entertain, please, ruin
to turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established
vt to turn (a person or thing) aside from a course, direction, etc into another; deflect
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
To channel something to another location
{f} distract; entertain; turn in a different direction, deflect
To divert money or resources means to cause them to be used for a different purpose. The government is trying to divert more public funds from west to east
To change the route of a shipment in transit
withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
To divert a phone call means to send it to a different number or place from the one that was dialled by the person making the call. He instructed switchboard staff to divert all Laura's calls to him
Removing water from its natural course or location, or controlling water in its natural course or location, by means of a ditch, canal, flume, reservoir, bypass, pipeline, conduit, well, pump, or other structure or device (Rice/White, 1991)
To turn aside from a course
disapproval If you say that someone diverts your attention from something important or serious, you disapprove of them behaving or talking in a way that stops you thinking about it. They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues. = distract
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
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
The route of a shipment changed in transit from that shown on the original billing Used interchangeably with reconsign
To divert vehicles or travellers means to make them follow a different route or go to a different destination than they originally intended. You can also say that someone or something diverts from a particular route or to a particular place. Rainham Marshes, east London, where a new bypass will divert traffic from the A13 We diverted a plane to rescue 100 passengers She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport
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
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