Divertible

/daɪˈvɜːtɪbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being diverted or redirected from one course, destination, or purpose to another.

Etymology

From 'divert' (verb, from Latin 'divertere') + '-ible' (capable of being). This adjective emerged in English during the 17th-18th centuries to describe things that could be turned aside.

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Rivers that are 'divertible' can be redirected through canals and irrigation systems—but diverting them has massive environmental consequences, a lesson many desert nations learned too late.

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