Webster's Dictionary 1913

5050

Diversory

Di‐ver″so‐ry (?), a. Serving or tending to divert; also, distinguishing.

5051

Diversory (2)

Di‐ver″so‐ry, n. [L. diversorium, deversorium, an inn or lodging.] A wayside inn. Chapman.

5052

Divert

Di‐vert″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Diverted; p. pr. & vb. n.Diverting.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn. S...

5053

Divert (2)

Di‐vert″, v. i. To turn aside; to digress.I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces. Evelyn.

5054

Diverter

Di‐vert″er (?), n. One who, or that which, diverts, turns off, or pleases.

5055

Divertible

Di‐vert″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being diverted.

5056

Diverticle

Di‐ver″ti‐cle (?), n. [L. diverticulum, deverticulum, a bypath, fr. divertere to turn away.] 1. A turning; a byway; a bypath. Hales.2. (Anat.) A diverticulum.

5057

Diverticular

Div′er‐tic″u‐lar (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to a diverticulum.

5058

Diverticulum

‖Div′er‐tic″u‐lum (?), n.; pl.Diverticula (#). [L. See Diverticle.] (Anat.) A blind tube branching out of a longer one.

5059

Divertimento

‖Di‐ver′ti‐men″to (?), n.; pl.-ti (#). (Mus.) A light and pleasing composition.

5060

Diverting

Di‐vert″ing (?), a. Amusing; entertaining. — Di‐vert″ing‐ly, adv. — Di‐vert″ing‐ness, n.

5061

Divertise

Di‐vert″ise (?), v. t. [F. divertir, p. pr. divertissant.] To divert; to entertain. Dryden.

5062

Divertisement

Di‐vert″ise‐ment (?), n. Diversion; amusement; recreation.

5063

Divertissement

‖Di′ver′tisse′ment″ (?), n. A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a play. Smart.

5064

Divertive

Di‐vert″ive (?), a. [From Divert.] Tending to divert; diverting; amusing; interesting.Things of a pleasant and divertive nature. Rogers.

5065

Dives

Di″ves (?), n. The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's parable of the “Rich Man and Lazarus” (Luke xvi. 19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.

5066

Divest

Di‐vest″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Divested; p. pr. & vb. n.Divesting.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as devest, b...

5067

Divestible

Di‐vest″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being divested.

5068

Divestiture

Di‐vest″i‐ture (?; 135), n. The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of property, rights, etc.

5069

Divestment

Di‐vest″ment (?), n. The act of divesting.

5070

Divesture

Di‐ves″ture (?; 135), n. Divestiture.

5071

Divet

Div″et (?), n. See Divot.

5072

Divi-divi

‖Di″vi–di″vi (?), n.(Bot.) A small tree of tropical America (Cæsalpinia coriaria), whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and are used by tanners an...

5073

Dividable

Di‐vid″a‐ble (?), a. [From Divide.] 1. Capable of being divided; divisible.2. Divided; separated; parted. Shak.

5074

Dividant

Di‐vid″ant (?), a. Different; distinct. Shak.

5075

Divide

Di‐vide″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Divided; p. pr. & vb. n.Dividing.] [L. dividere, divisum; di- = dis- + root signifying to part; cf. Skr. vyadh to pierce; perh. akin to L. vidua...

5076

Divide (2)

Di‐vide″, v. i. 1. To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder. Milton.The Indo-Germanic family divides into three groups. J. Peile.2. To cause separation; to disunite.A gu...