divert
verb/daɪˈvɜrt/
Frequency rank: #8,383 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to cause something to change direction or to distract attention.
Example sentence
The city decided to divert traffic away from the construction zone.
Synonyms & related words
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