DEVIATING
Verb
deviating
present participle of deviate
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