Answer: distract

AnswerCrossword Clue
DISTRACTDivert
DISTRACTDivert, as the mind or attention.
DISTRACTDivert.
DISTRACTDivert attention
DISTRACTThrow off the scent
DISTRACTPreoccupy
DISTRACTAmuse
DISTRACTDeflect, as one's attention
distractto divert the attention of
distractPerplex and bewilder
distractDivert (attention) from something
distractPrevent (someone) from giving full attention to something
distractDivert one's attention from something worrying or unpleasant by doing something different or more pleasurable