diversionary
— Adjective
– English
～ (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
diversionary attack
— Noun
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～ an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
diversionist
— Noun
– English
～ someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
diversity
— Noun
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～ the condition or result of being changeable
diversity
— Noun
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～ noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
divert
— Verb
– English
～ occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
divert
— Verb
– English
～ withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
divert
— Verb
– English
～ turn aside; turn away from
divert
— Verb
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～ send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
diverted
— Adjective
– English
～ pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
diverticulitis
— Noun
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～ inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
diverticulosis
— Noun
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～ presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon
diverticulum
— Noun
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～ a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
divertimento
— Noun
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～ a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
diverting
— Adjective
– English
～ providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"
divertingly
— Adverb
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～ in an entertaining and amusing manner; "Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days"
divest
— Verb
– English
～ deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
divest
— Verb
– English
～ take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
divest
— Verb
– English
～ reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"
divest
— Verb
– English
～ remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"