deviate
deviate definition
de·vi·ate (dē′vē āt′; for adj. & n., -it)
intransitive verb deviated -·at′ed, deviating -·at′·ing
to turn aside (from a course, direction, standard, doctrine, etc.); diverge; digress
Etymology: < LL deviatus, pp. of deviare, to turn aside < de-, from + via, road: see via
transitive verb
to cause to deviate
adjective
noun
a deviant; esp., one whose sexual behavior is deviant
Related Forms:
- deviator de′·via′·tor noun
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