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divertising

divertising is the present participle and gerund 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 divertising

What is divertising the present participle and gerund of?
Divertising is the present participle and gerund of divertise.

Words near divertising in the dictionary

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

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