ALL meanings of deviate
de·vi·ate
D d - intransitive verb deviate to turn aside (from a course, direction, standard, doctrine, etc.); diverge; digress 3
- verb transitive deviate to cause to deviate 3
- abbreviation DEVIATE deviant 3
- noun deviate a deviant; esp., one whose sexual behavior is deviant 3
- verb deviate To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others. 3
- verb deviate to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought 3
- verb deviate to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge 3
- verb deviate to depart from an accepted standard or convention 3
- noun deviate Depart from an established course. 1
- verb without object deviate to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 1
- verb without object deviate to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm. 1
- verb without object deviate to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning. 1
- verb with object deviate to cause to swerve; turn aside. 1
- adjective deviate characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior. 1
- noun deviate a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard. 1
- noun deviate a person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a way that is considered socially or morally unacceptable. 1
- noun deviate Statistics. a variable equal to the difference between a variate and some fixed value, often the mean. 1
- intransitive verb deviate go off course 1
- intransitive verb deviate go off topic 1
- noun deviate (sociology) A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert. 0
- noun deviate (statistics) A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value. 0
- verb deviate (Intransitive Verb) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans. 0
- verb deviate (Intransitive Verb) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray. 0