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desviar

/desˈbjaɾ/

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verb/desˈbjaɾ/

to divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack; to deflect; to derail (e.g. a movement, a process); to bypass, to reroute, to redirect; to siphon, to siphon off (e.g. money, funds)

From Latin dēviāre, with replacement of Latin dē- by Spanish des-. Cognate with English deviate.