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Definition of: deviate
(dē′vē·āt) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.i.
1. To turn aside from a straight or appointed way or course; wander; diverge.
2. To differ, as in thought or belief.
—v.t.
3. To cause to turn aside. See synonyms under BEND1, WANDER. [<LL deviatus, pp. of deviare <de- from + via a road]
—de′vi·a′tor noun
—de·vi·a·to·ry (dē′vē·ə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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