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Dictionary Definition

deviate n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: pervert, deviant, degenerate]

Verb

1 be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: vary, diverge, depart] [ant: conform]
2 turn aside; turn away from [syn: divert]
3 cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
4 turn aside [syn: deflect]

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English

Etymology

Late deviatus, p.p. of deviare, from the phrase de via.

Pronunciation

  • Verb:
    • dē'vēāt, /ˈdiːvieɪt/, /"di:vieIt/
  • Noun:
    • dē'vēət, /ˈdiːviət/, /"di:vi@t/

Noun

  1. A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
  2. A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.

Translations

Verb

  1. To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
    He's deviating from the course. Follow him!
  2. To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.

Synonyms

Translations

To go off course from; to change course; to change plans
To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray

Related terms

Italian

Verb form

deviate
  1. second person plural present tense, present subjunctive and imperative of deviare

Extensive Definition

A deviation is a difference or the (real or metaphorical) route followed by a different choice.
Deviation can refer to:
Deviates is also the name of an American punk rock band.
deviate in German: Deviation
deviate in Norwegian: Deviasjon
deviate in Polish: Dewiacja
deviate in Russian: Девиация
deviate in Slovak: Deviácia

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

alter, ameliorate, angle, angle off, be changed, be converted into, be distinct, be distinguished, be in error, be mistaken, be renewed, be wrong, bear off, bend, bias, bottom out, branch off, break, bypass, change, change the bearing, checker, chop, chop and change, clash with, come about, come around, come round, conflict with, contrast with, crook, curve, deflect, degenerate, depart, depart from, deteriorate, detour, deviant, deviate from, differ, diffract, diffuse, digress, disaccord with, disagree with, disperse, distort, divagate, divaricate, divaricate from, diverge, diverge from, diversify, divert, dogleg, drift, err, excurse, fall into error, flop, get sidetracked, go amiss, go around, go astray, go awry, go round about, go wrong, hairpin, haul around, heel, improve, jar with, jibe, lapse, make a detour, maunder, meliorate, misbelieve, miscalculate, mitigate, modulate, mutate, not accord with, not square with, oblique, pervert, pull, ramble, refract, revive, scatter, serve Mammon, sex criminal, sex fiend, sexual deviant, sexual deviate, sexual pervert, sexual psychopath, sheer, shift, skew, slip, slip up, slue, stand apart, stand over against, stray, stumble, sway, swerve, tack, take a turn, trend, trip, turn, turn aside, turn away, turn into, turn the corner, twist, undergo a change, vary, veer, wander, warp, worsen, zigzag
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