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divertised

divertised is the simple past and past participle of divertise.

Meaning of divertise

Verb

divertise (third-person singular simple present divertises, present participle divertising, simple past and past participle divertised)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) to entertain, to cheer up.
    • let them instruct, let them divertise, and let them move us1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC

Questions about divertised

What is divertised the simple past and past participle of?
Divertised is the simple past and past participle of divertise.

Words near divertised in the dictionary

  1. diverting
  2. divertingly
  3. divertingness
  4. divertings
  5. divertise
  6. divertised
  7. divertisement
  8. divertisements
  9. divertises
  10. divertising
  11. divertissement

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