divert
US /daɪˈvɜ:rt/
・UK /daɪˈvɜ:t/
B2
verb
- To attract someone's attention from something
- To redirect something, such as a river or road
- To redirect the use of (goods or money)
other
- To distract someone's attention from something.
- To change the direction or course of something.
- To use something for a different purpose.