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1. (v.i.) deviate
to turn aside, as from a route or course.
2. deviate
to depart, as from an accepted procedure, standard, or course of action.
3. deviate
to digress, as from a line of thought.
4. (v.t.) deviate
to cause to swerve; turn aside.
5. (adj.) deviate
characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior.
6. (n.) deviate
a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
7. deviate
a person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a socially or morally unacceptable way.
Etymology: (1625–35; < LL dēviātus, ptp. of dēviāre to turn into another road = L dē- de - +-viāre, der. of via road, way)
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1. (adj) pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
2. (verb) aberrant, deviant, deviate
markedly different from an accepted norm
"aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"
3. (verb) deviate, divert
turn aside; turn away from
4. (verb) deviate, vary, diverge, depart
be at variance with; be out of line with
5. (verb) deviate
cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
"The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
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1. (verb) deviate
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
2. (verb) deviate
to cause to deviate
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Sense: to turn aside, especially from a right, normal or standard course
She will not deviate from her routine.
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 Afrikaans: afwyk |
 Arabic: يَنْحَرِف |
 Bulgarian: отклонявам |
 Brazilian: desviar |
 Czech: odchýlit se |
 German: abweichen |
 Danish: afvige |
 Greek: παρεκκλίνω |
 Spanish: desviarse |
 Estonian: hälbima |
 Farsi: منحرف شدن؛ گمراه شدن |
 Finnish: poiketa |
 French: s'écarter |
 Hebrew: לִסטוֹת |
 Hindi: मार्ग से अलग होना |
 Croatian: odstupiti, zastraniti |
 Hungarian: eltér |
 Indonesian: menyimpang |
 Icelandic: víkja frá, bregða út af |
 Italian: deviare |
 Japanese: それる |
 Korean: 벗어나다 |
 Lithuanian: nukrypti |
 Latvian: novirzīties |
 Malay: melencong |
 Dutch: afwijken |
 Norwegian: avvike fra |
 Polish: zbaczać |
 Persian: منحرف شدن؛ گمراه شدن |
 Pashto: ګرزول، له سمى ليكى اړول، |
 Portuguese: desviar-se |
 Romanian: a se abate (de la) |
 Russian: отклоняться |
 Slovak: odchýliť sa |
 Slovenian: oddaljiti se, zaviti |
 Serbian: odstupiti |
 Swedish: avvika, frångå |
 Thai: เบี่ยงเบน; ออกนอกเส้นทาง |
 Turkish: sapmak |
 Taiwanese: 偏 |
 Ukrainian: відхилятис; збочувати |
 Urdu: راہ عمل سے منحرف ہونا |
 Vietnamese: saiđường |
 Chinese: 偏离 |
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