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DEVIATES
Verb
deviates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deviate
Noun
deviates
plural of deviate
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
DEVIATE
De"vi*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Deviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deviating.] Etym: [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to go, travel, via way. See Viaduct.]
Definition: To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary. Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take, May boldly deviate from the common track. Pope.
Syn.
– To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err.
De"vi*ate, v. t.
Definition: To cause to deviate. [R.] To deviate a needle. J. D. Forbes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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