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   deviate

   verb

   • 1. depart from an established course: "you must not deviate from the agreed route"
   • ▪ depart from usual or accepted standards: "those who deviate from society's values"

   noun

   • 1. another term for deviant dated

   adjective

   • 1. departing from usual or accepted standards; deviant: dated "their deviate behaviour"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘remote’): from late Latin deviat- ‘turned out of the way’, from the verb deviare, from de- ‘away from’ + via ‘way’. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.

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   • 1. deviator noun

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   Deviant & Deviate Synonym Discussion of Deviate. to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic; to depart from an established course or norm; to cause to turn out of a previous course… See the full definition

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   What does deviation mean?

   • 1. To turn aside from a course or way: hikers who deviated from the main path. 2. To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject; differ or stray. See Synonyms at swerve. To cause to turn aside or differ. A deviant. [Late Latin dēviāre, dēviāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] de′vi·a′tor n.

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   What is the difference between Veer and deviate?

   • veer implies a major change in direction. deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse.

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   What is the difference between deviate and diverge?

   • deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course. depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type. digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse. diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions.

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   What is the difference between deviate and digress?

   • de′vi•a`tor, n. syn: deviate, digress, diverge imply turning or going aside from a path. To deviate is to stray from a usual or established standard, course of action, or route: Fear made him deviate from the truth. To digress is to wander from the main theme in speaking or writing: The speaker digressed to relate an amusing anecdote.

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   Is deviant an adjective or a noun?

   • Deviant has functioned in English as an adjective (since the 15th century) and as a noun (since the early 20th century), in each case with a sense that suggests a straying from an accepted norm or from what is considered standard behavior.

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   Deviate means to change from the usual way or direction. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in other languages.

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   deviate in British English. verb (ˈdiːvɪˌeɪt ) 1. (usually intr) to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought. 2. (usually intr) to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge. 3. (intransitive) psychology. to depart from an accepted standard or convention.

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   If something turns off course or is diverted, it deviates from the expected or the norm. Deviating from explicit recipe directions is never a good idea, unless you want inedible food or a kitchen fire.

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   Deviate means to turn aside, depart, or differ from a course, norm, or standard. Find the origin, usage, and examples of deviate and its related words, such as digress, diverge, and aberrate.