deviate
to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm.
to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning.
to cause to swerve; turn aside.
characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior.
a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
a person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a way that is considered socially or morally unacceptable.
Statistics. a variable equal to the difference between a variate and some fixed value, often the mean.
Origin of deviate
1synonym study For deviate
Other words for deviate
Other words from deviate
- de·vi·a·ble, adjective
- de·vi·a·bil·i·ty [dee-vee-uh-bil-i-tee], /ˌdi vi əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- de·vi·a·tor, noun
- non·de·vi·at·ing, adjective
- un·de·vi·a·ble, adjective
- un·de·vi·at·ed, adjective
- un·de·vi·at·ing, adjective
- un·de·vi·at·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with deviate
- deviant, deviate
Words Nearby deviate
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How to use deviate in a sentence
It draws a very strong red line for telco companies who try to deviate from the EU’s net neutrality rules.
The EU’s top court just closed a major loophole in Europe’s net-neutrality rules | David Meyer | September 15, 2020 | FortuneSo you want to aim by default for the perfect portage in order to minimize wasted time, then deviate from it deliberately only when hunger or scenery or whatever calls for it.
How (and Why) to Execute the Perfect Canoe Portage | Alex Hutchinson | September 9, 2020 | Outside OnlineThe new film already deviates from the original in other ways — it’s lost most of the songs, removed many of the comical aspects, and even jettisoned the original love story.
But, in the hands of two Brits, playwright Alice Birch and director William Oldroyd, the story migrates to the UK as well as deviating from the novella’s ending.
As lockdowns ease, there’s a willingness among many advertisers to deviate from their tried-and-tested media plans.
‘It’s a dangerous time to go dark’: Advertisers prepare for an uncertain summer | Seb Joseph | June 10, 2020 | Digiday
We might not be off the mark nine out of 10 times, but we deviate plenty.
Why have conservative jurists become so willing to deviate from an originalist viewpoint on the Second Amendment?
The deer have regular runs, from which they rarely deviate, and which do not vary in the course of years.
Might it not be the nature of bodies, or of some particular bodies, to deviate towards the right?
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillI will not deviate in the least from the precepts and examples of the ancients, who were always our best masters.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John DrydenPtolemy's and Pliny's versions, Diamouna and Jomanes, do not deviate much from the original.
The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir | Sir James McCrone DouieIf he deviate only a few cents, the expert buyers of retail stores will know it and go elsewhere.
Consumers and Wage-Earners | J. Elliot Ross
British Dictionary definitions for deviate
(usually intr) to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought
(usually intr) to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge
(intr) psychol to depart from an accepted standard or convention
Origin of deviate
1Derived forms of deviate
- deviator, noun
- deviatory, adjective
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