DIVERT

(CHANGE DIRECTION) [verb] [T] - to cause (something or someone) to change directionTraffic will be diverted through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced.The scandal diverted attention from the government's problems at a crucial stage in the election campaign.Nothing could divert his thoughts from his mother's sudden death.Our flight had to be diverted to Stansted because of the storm.To divert something or someone is also to use them for a different purpose.Should more funds/money/resources be diverted from roads into railways?Additional staff have been diverted into the department to cope with the extra work.