Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
3
To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention
We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.
Word Origin
From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.
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