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insnare

English

Etymology

in- +? snare

Verb

insnare (third-person singular simple present insnares, present participle insnaring, simple past and past participle insnared)

  1. Alternative spelling of ensnare

Anagrams

  • Narines, insaner, rannies

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divert

English

Etymology

From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /da??v??t/
  • (US) IPA(key): /da??v?t/, /d??v?t/
  • Rhymes: -??(r)t

Verb

divert (third-person singular simple present diverts, present participle diverting, simple past and past participle diverted)

  1. (transitive) To turn aside from a course.
  2. (transitive) To distract.
  3. (transitive) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
    • 1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms Discriminated
      We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.
  4. (obsolete, intransitive) To turn aside; to digress.
    • I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.

Synonyms

  • (to lead away from a course): offlead

Related terms

  • diversion
  • diversity
  • diverse

Translations

Further reading

  • divert in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • divert in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • verdit

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