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Detour vs Diverted - What's the difference?

detour | diverted |

As a noun detour

is detour.

As an adjective diverted is

that has been subject to diversion.

As a verb diverted is

(divert).

detour

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
  • * 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IX
  • On the third day I made a detour westward to avoid the country of the Band-lu, as I did not care to be detained by a meeting with To-jo.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a detour.
  • To direct or send on a detour.
  • Anagrams

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    diverted

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • that has been subject to diversion
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (divert)