Deviate
Deviate , intransitive verb
[Latin 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.
Deviate , transitive verb
To cause to deviate. [Rare]
To deviate a needle.
deviate (dē"ve*it) , adjective
having behavior differing from that which is normal or expected, especially in an undesirable or socially disapproved manner; as, deviate behavior.
deviate (dē"ve*it) , noun
a person having behavior differing from that which is normal or socially acceptable; -- used especially to characterize persons whose sexual behavior is considered morally unacceptable.