SAT vocabulary
Divert
To turn aside from a course or direction; to redirect.
Example
"The police had to divert traffic away from the accident scene to prevent further congestion."
Etymology
From Latin 'divertere' (to turn aside), from 'di-' (apart) + 'vertere' (to turn).
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