"P." <no.one@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
news:42b39180_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> Dave dribbled incoherently:
>
> > There's a word I can't quite recall, and it's driving me nuts. My
thesaurus
> > has been unable to help me. The word is a verb. It describes the action
of
> > diverting attention from oneself so that another may receive the
attention.
> > This typically occurs when the other person is being honored or credited
> > with something, and you feel they deserve the lion's share of the
credit, so
> > you try to divert attention from yourself and focus it on them so that
they
> > can have their moment.
> >
> > Can anybody think of the word I am seeking?
>
> Avert, Eschew, Defer?
>
> --
>
> "This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is
not God
> who kills the children. Not Fate that butchers them or Destiny that feeds
them
> to dogs. It's us. Only us." - Rorschach, Watchmen
Nope, not quite; this word is proving to be so elusive! Thanks for the
response!
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