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Search phrase: divert

Plays

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Henry VH5 II.chorus.15Seek to divert the English purposes.Seeke to diuert the English purposes.
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.8Infect the sound pine, and divert his grainInfect the sound Pine, and diuerts his Graine
Troilus and CressidaTC I.iii.99Divert and crack, rend and deracinateDiuert, and cracke, rend and deracinate

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SonnetsSonn.115.8 Divert strong minds to th' course of alt'ring things; Diuert strong mindes to th' course of altring things:

Glossary

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askance, askaunceturn aside, divert
beguiledivert attention from, disguise
disportentertain, amuse, divert
pervertdivert, turn aside, redirect
solaceentertain, amuse, divert
sportamuse, entertain, divert
trenchdivert by means of a trench

Thesaurus

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attention, divertbeguile
divertaskance, askaunce
divertdisport
divertpervert
divertsport
divertsolace
divert attentionbeguile
divert by means of a trenchtrench
trench, divert by means of atrench

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