Meaning: to change the course of something:
* The storm diverted the plane from its original route.
* The construction project diverted traffic onto a side street.
Meaning: to distract someone's attention:
* She tried to divert her son's attention from the broken vase.
* The comedian's jokes helped to divert the audience's attention from the boring lecture.
Meaning: to use something for a different purpose:
* The government diverted funds from education to defense.
* We diverted the extra fabric from the dress to make a matching scarf.
Meaning: to turn aside, especially from a path or course:
* She diverted down a narrow path, hoping to avoid the crowd.
* The river diverted around the rocky outcrop.