■ verb 'di:vɪeɪt diverge from an established course or from usual or accepted standards.
■ noun & adjective 'di:vɪət old-fashioned term for deviant .
Derivatives
deviator noun
Origin
C16 (as adjective in the sense 'remote'): from late L. deviat- , deviare 'turn out of the way', from L. de- 'away from' + via 'way'.