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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I am looking for a verb.

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00 I am looking for a verb which works in the following sentence.02br
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00 'He tried to VERB the conversation away from the issue of football, because the topic reminded him of his failure in a football match and made him feel guilty.'02br
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00 What verb should be used in the VERB?02br
00 Please help me.0-
  

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0 Also, perhaps:02br
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01i00He tried to 01b00deflect02b00 the conversation 01b00away from02b00 the issue of football02br
00 He tried to 01b00deviate/digress/diverge/(step aside)02b00 01b00from02b00 the issue of football02i0-
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0 Thank you everyone for your ideas.02br
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00 How about 'turn'?02br
00 'He tried to turn the conversation away from the issue of football.'02br
00 Is this OK?0-
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0 Turn away has several meanings. It depends on a context.02br
01i01b00Turn away02b02i00 is OK if it's used in a context where you can replace this verb with a synomyn 01i01b00avert02b02i0-
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