deviator

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de·vi·ate

(dē′vē-āt′)

v. de·vi·at·ed, de·vi·at·ing, de·vi·ates

v.intr.

1. To turn aside from a course or way: hikers who deviated from the main path.

2. To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject; differ or stray. See Synonyms at swerve.

v.tr.

To cause to turn aside or differ.

n. (-ĭt)

A deviant.

[Late Latin dēviāre, dēviāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

de′vi·a′tor n.

de′vi·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.

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