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divertises

divertises is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 divertises

What is divertises the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Divertises is the third-person singular simple present indicative of divertise.

Words near divertises in the dictionary

  1. divertings
  2. divertise
  3. divertised
  4. divertisement
  5. divertisements
  6. divertises
  7. divertising
  8. divertissement
  9. divertissementlike
  10. divertissements
  11. divertive

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