divert
Cross references: 1. amuse di.vert \d*-'v*rt, di--\ vb [ME diverten, fr. MF & L; MF divertir, fr. L divertere to tur]n in opposite directions, fr. dis- + vertere to turn - more at WORTH : to turn aside : DEVIATE 1a: to turn from one course or use to another : DEFLECT 1b: DISTRACT 2: to give pleasure to