Divert vs Reroute - What's the difference?
divert | reroute |
To turn aside from a course.
* Milton
To distract.
To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
* C. J. Smith
(obsolete) To turn aside; to digress.
To change the route taken by something
As verbs the difference between divert and reroute
is that divert is to turn aside from a course while reroute is to change the route taken by something.divert
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Verb
(en verb)- The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
- that crude apple that diverted Eve
- Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
- We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.
- I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. — Evelyn.
Synonyms
* (to lead away from a course) offleadExternal links
* *reroute
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Verb
(rerout)- We'll have to reroute some buses to avoid the construction work.