attempt to divert
1attempt to divert — index dissuade, expostulate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2divert — di|vert [daıˈvə:t, dı US ə:rt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: divertir, from Latin divertere, from vertere to turn ] 1.) to change the use of something such as time or money divert sth into/to/(away) from etc sth ▪ The company… …
3Reagan assassination attempt — The Reagan assassination attempt occurred on March 30, 1981, just 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan. While leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., President Reagan and three others were shot… …
4Etna, Mount — Active volcano, eastern coast of Sicily, Italy. The highest active volcano in Europe, its elevation is more than 10,000 ft (3,200 m); its base has a circumference of about 93 mi (150 km). Mount Etna has repeatedly erupted over the centuries, most …
5Uganda — Ugandan, adj., n. /yooh gan deuh, ooh gahn /, n. an independent state in E Africa, between the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British protectorate. 20,604,874; 91,065 sq. mi.… …
6Battles of Saratoga — Part of the American Revolutionary War …
7A1 road (London) — UK road routebox road= A1 caption= The current route of the A1 (red) and the historic route of the Great North Road (blue) length mi= length km= direction= North South start= City of London destinations= Holloway end= Bignell s Corner… …
8dissuade — I verb abash, advise against, argue against, attempt to divert, attempt to prevent, cause doubt, caution, convince to the contrary, daunt, dehortari, deter from one s purpose, deterrere, discourage, disenchant, dishearten, disillusion, dispirit,… …
9Vocoder — A vocoder (  /ˈvoʊk …
10Ignoratio elenchi — Contents 1 Example 2 Red herring 3 See also 4 References …
