Diversion vs. Conversion
Diversionnoun
(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
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A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
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The act of diverting.
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Removal of water via a canal.
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(transport) A detour, such as during road construction
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(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
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(legal) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
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The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.
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That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport; play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth.
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The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts.
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an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates;
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a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern);
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an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
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the action of turning something aside from its course
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the action of reallocating something
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an alternative route for use by traffic when the usual road is temporarily closed
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an activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns; a recreation or pastime
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something intended to distract attention from something more important
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The act of converting something or someone.
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(computing) A software product converted from one platform to another.
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(chemistry) A chemical reaction wherein a substrate is transformed into a product.
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(rugby) A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.
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(American football) An extra point (or two) scored by kicking a field goal or carrying the ball into the end zone after scoring a touchdown.
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(marketing) An online advertising performance metric representing a visitor performing whatever the intended result of an ad is defined to be.
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(law) Under the common law, the tort of the taking of someone's personal property with intent to permanently deprive them of it, or damaging property to the extent that the owner is deprived of the utility of that property, thus making the tortfeasor liable for the entire value of the property.
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(linguistics) The process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech.
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(obsolete) The act of turning round; revolution; rotation.
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(logic) The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or vice versa.
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(math) A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.
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The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.
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The act of changing one's views or course, as in passing from one side, party, or from of religion to another; also, the state of being so changed.
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An appropriation of, and dealing with the property of another as if it were one's own, without right; as, the conversion of a horse.
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The act of interchanging the terms of a proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the predicate, or the contrary.
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A change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition; as, the conversion of equations; the conversion of proportions.
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A change of front, as a body of troops attacked in the flank.
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A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world to the service of God; a change of the ruling disposition of the soul, involving a transformation of the outward life.
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an event that results in a transformation
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a change in the units or form of an expression:
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a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
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a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
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a change of religion;
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interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
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act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
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the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
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the process of changing or causing something to change from one form to another
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the adaptation of a building or part of a building for a new use
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a building that has been adapted for a new use
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the changing of real property into personalty, or of joint into separate property, or vice versa.
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the transposition of the subject and predicate of a proposition according to certain rules to form a new proposition by inference.
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the fact of changing one's religion or beliefs or the action of persuading someone else to change theirs
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repentance and change to a godly life
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a successful kick at goal after a try, scoring two points
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an act of converting a touchdown or a down.
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(in the context of online marketing) the proportion of people viewing an advertisement and going on to buy the product, click on a link, etc.
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the action of wrongfully dealing with goods in a manner inconsistent with the owner's rights
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the manifestation of a mental disturbance as a physical disorder or disease
