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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

deviant

noun

a deviant; esp., one whose sexual behavior is deviant

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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