Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate. The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from its original import. J. Edwards. Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she. R. Browning.
Capable of various forms; multiform. Eloquence is a great and diverse thing. B. Jonson.
In different directions; diversely.
To turn aside. [Obs.] The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart. Spenser.
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