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de⋅vi⋅ate
[v. dee-vee-eyt; adj., n. dee-vee-it] 
viˌeɪt
verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. |
| 2. | to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm. |
| 3. | to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to cause to swerve; turn aside. |
–adjective
| 5. | characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior. |
–noun
| 6. | a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard. |
| 7. | a person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a way that is considered socially or morally unacceptable. |
| 8. | Statistics. a variable equal to the difference between a variate and some fixed value, often the mean. |
Related forms:
de⋅vi⋅a⋅ble, adjective
de⋅vi⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty [dee-vee-uh-bil-i-tee] , noun
[dee-vee-uh-bil-i-tee] , noun de⋅vi⋅a⋅tor, noun
Synonyms:
1. veer, wander, stray. Deviate, digress, diverge, swerve imply turning or going aside from a path. To deviate is to turn or wander, often by slight degrees, from what is considered the most direct or desirable approach to a given physical, intellectual, or moral end: Fear caused him to deviate from the truth. To digress is primarily to wander from the main theme or topic in writing or speaking: Some authors digress to relate entertaining episodes. Two paths diverge when they proceed from a common point in such directions that the distance between them increases: The sides of an angle diverge from a common point. Their interests gradually diverged. To swerve is to make a sudden or sharp turn from a line or course: The car swerved to avoid striking a pedestrian.
1. veer, wander, stray. Deviate, digress, diverge, swerve imply turning or going aside from a path. To deviate is to turn or wander, often by slight degrees, from what is considered the most direct or desirable approach to a given physical, intellectual, or moral end: Fear caused him to deviate from the truth. To digress is primarily to wander from the main theme or topic in writing or speaking: Some authors digress to relate entertaining episodes. Two paths diverge when they proceed from a common point in such directions that the distance between them increases: The sides of an angle diverge from a common point. Their interests gradually diverged. To swerve is to make a sudden or sharp turn from a line or course: The car swerved to avoid striking a pedestrian.
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| de·vi·ate (dē'vē-āt') v. de·vi·at·ed, de·vi·at·ing, de·vi·ates v. intr.
To cause to turn aside or differ. n. (-ĭt) A deviant. [Late Latin dēviāre, dēviāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] de'vi·a'tor n., de'vi·a·to'ry (-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj. |
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