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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to divert, di~, short for di~en Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to amuse oneself ; frolic , to engage in a ~, 2. to mock or ridicule something, to speak or act in jest ; trifle , to deviate or vary abruptly from type (as by bud variation) ; mutate , transitive verb to display or wear usually ostentatiously ; boast , to put forth as a ~ or bud variation, II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a source of diversion ; recreation , sexual play, c. physical activity engaged in for pleasure, a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in, 2. pleasantry , jest , often mean-spirited jesting ; mockery , derision , 3. something tossed or driven about in or as if in play, laughingstock , 4. ~sman , a person considered with respect to living up to the ideals of ~smanship , a companionable person, an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usually as a result of mutation especially of somatic tissue, see: fun III. adjective or ~s Date: 1582 of, relating to, or suitable for ~s