verb/de.tuʁ.ne/
to divert, to redirect; to distract, to divert (attention); to hijack; to embezzle; to turn aside, to turn away, to avert (from something)
“Pour protéger le village des crues, ils ont dû détourner la rivière.” — They had to divert the river course to protect the village from floods.
From dé- + tourner.