deviator
viˌeɪt; 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.
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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.
Origin:
1625–35; < Late Latin dēviātus turned from the straight road, past participle of dēviāre. See deviant, -ate1
1625–35; < Late Latin dēviātus turned from the straight road, past participle of dēviāre. See deviant, -ate1
Related forms
de·vi·a·ble, adjective
de·vi·a·tor, noun
non·de·vi·at·ing, adjective
un·de·vi·a·ble, adjective
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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| deviate | |
| —vb | |
| 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. | (intr) psychol to depart from an accepted standard or convention |
| —n, —adj | |
| 4. | another word for deviant |
| [C17: from Late Latin dēviāre to turn aside from the direct road, from | |
| 'deviator | |
| —n | |
| 'deviatory | |
| —adj | |
| deviate | |
| —vb | |
| 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. | (intr) psychol to depart from an accepted standard or convention |
| —n, —adj | |
| 4. | another word for deviant |
| [C17: from Late Latin dēviāre to turn aside from the direct road, from | |
| 'deviator | |
| —n | |
| 'deviatory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
deviate
1630s, from L. deviat-, pp. stem of deviare "to turn out of the way" (see deviant). The noun meaning "sexual pervert" is attested from 1912.
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