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divert
Verb
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If you divert something, you change its path or flow so that it avoids a place it would have gone.
The news release about the new funding was an attempt to divert attention from the government's problems.
Money and resources were diverted from education into the war effort.
The farmers were diverting water from the river.
The Toronto-bound flight diverted to New York.
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If you try to divert someone, you try to amuse them.
attention
Noun
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If you pay attention to something, you focus your mind on it.
Pay attention to me when I'm speaking to you.
He waved to draw attention to himself.
She couldn't keep her attention on her books.