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Borrowed from Latin dīvertere (to turn away; to separate), with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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divertir (first-person singular present diverteixo, first-person singular preterite divertí, past participle divertit)

  1. to amuse, entertain
    Synonyms: distreure, entretenir
  2. to distract
  3. (reflexive) to enjoy oneself, to have fun, to have a good time
    Synonyms: entretenir-se, passar-ho bé
    • 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:
      els nens s'escamparen pel jardí, discutint els jocs amb els quells pensaven divertir-se
      the kids were scattered across the garden, talking about the fun games they were thinking of playing

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  • IPA(key): /di.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
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  • Hyphenation: di‧ver‧tir

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divertir

  1. to amuse; to entertain
  2. to distract

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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From Latin dīvertere, from dīvertō (I divert).

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divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present divirte, first-person singular preterite divertín, past participle divertido)
divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present diverte, first-person singular preterite divertim or diverti, past participle divertido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to distract (divert the attention of)
    Synonym: distraer
  2. to entertain, amuse
    Synonyms: alegrar, entreter

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Borrowed from Latin dīvertere (to divert), with change of conjugation.

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divertir (first-person singular present divirto, third-person singular present diverte, first-person singular preterite diverti, past participle divertido)

  1. to distract (divert the attention of)
    Synonym: distrair
  2. to entertain, amuse
    Synonyms: alegrar, entreter
  3. to dissuade (convince not to try or do)
    Synonym: dissuadir
  4. (reflexive) to have fun; to enjoy oneself

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From Latin divertere (to turn away; to separate). Compare English divert.

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  • IPA(key): /dibeɾˈtiɾ/ [d̪i.β̞eɾˈt̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: di‧ver‧tir

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divertir (first-person singular present divierto, first-person singular preterite divertí, past participle divertido)

  1. (transitive) to entertain
    Synonym: entretener
  2. (reflexive) to amuse oneself, have fun
    ¡Diviértanse!Have a good time!
  3. (transitive, dated) to distract
    Synonym: distraer
  4. (transitive, dated) to divert
    Synonym: desviar

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