1
to divert (e.g. one's mind);to distract;to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.);to drown (one's sorrows);to beguile (the time)
長い旅行の退屈をミステリーを読んで紛らした。
I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.
2
to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile);to hide;to shift (the conversation);to change (the subject)