v. 25B6; verb
a plan to divert Siberia's rivers : RE-ROUTE, redirect, change the course of, deflect, channel.
he diverted her from her studies : DISTRACT, sidetrack, disturb, draw away, be a distraction, put off.
the story diverted them : AMUSE, entertain, distract, delight, enchant, interest, fascinate, absorb, engross, rivet, grip, hold the attention of.