(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~ something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed towards you or affecting you.
Cage changed his name to ~ accusations of nepotism...
It’s a maneuver to ~ the attention of the people from what is really happening.
VERB: V n, V n from n
2.
To ~ someone from a course of action means to make them decide not to continue with it by putting pressure on them or by offering them something desirable.
The war did not ~ him from the path he had long ago taken...
Never let a little problem ~ you.
VERB: V n from n/-ing, V n
3.
If you ~ something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
My forearm ~ed most of the first punch.
VERB: V n