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deviating |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deviated}; p. pr & vb n. {Deviating}.] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to go travel, via way See {Viaduct}.] 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.
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