DEVIATE


Meaning of DEVIATE in English

v. & n.

v.intr. (often foll. by from) turn aside or diverge (from a course of action, rule, truth, etc.); digress.

n. a deviant, esp. a sexual pervert. deviator n. deviatory adj.

[ LL deviare deviat- (as DE-, via way) ]

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