Avert vs. Divert
Difference Between Avert and Divert
Avert➦
To turn away
avert one's eyes.
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Divert➦
cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another
a scheme to divert water from the river to irrigate agricultural land
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Avert➦
To keep from happening; prevent
averted an accident by turning sharply.
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Divert➦
distract (someone) from something
she managed to divert Rose from the dangerous topic of Lady Usk
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Avert➦
(transitive) To turn aside or away.
I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.
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Divert➦
To turn aside from a course or direction
Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.
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Avert➦
(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
How can the danger be averted?
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Divert➦
To distract
My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.
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Avert➦
To turn away.
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Divert➦
To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse.
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Avert➦
To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? "To avert his ire."
When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
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Divert➦
To turn aside.
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Avert➦
To turn away.
Cold and averting from our neighbor's good.
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Divert➦
(transitive) To turn aside from a course.
The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
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Avert➦
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening;
Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike
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Divert➦
(transitive) To distract.
Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
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Avert➦
turn away or aside;
They averted their eyes when the King entered
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Divert➦
(transitive) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
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Divert➦
To turn aside; to digress.
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Divert➦
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.
That crude apple that diverted Eve.
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Divert➦
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.
We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.
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Divert➦
To turn aside; to digress.
I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.
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Divert➦
turn aside; turn away from
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Divert➦
send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
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Divert➦
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;
The play amused the ladies
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Divert➦
withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
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