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- Dictionarydeviate
verb
- 1. depart from an established course: "you must not deviate from the agreed route"
noun
- 1. another term for deviant dated
adjective
- 1. departing from usual or accepted standards; deviant: dated "their deviate behaviour"
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Deviate means to do something different from the usual or common way of behaving, or to go in a different direction. Learn how to use this verb in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in other languages.
- English (US)
DEVIATE meaning: 1. to do something that is different from...
- Znaczenie Deviate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
DEVIATE definicja: 1. to do something that is different from...
- Deviate: Polish Translation
DEVIATE translate: zbaczać, odbiegać, zbaczać. Learn more in...
- Deviate: French Translation
deviate translate: s’écarter. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Deviate: Thai Translation
deviate - translate into Thai with the English-Thai...
- Indonesian Translation
DEVIATE translate: menyimpang. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Deviate in Russian
DEVIATE translate: отклоняться . Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
DEVIATE translate: 行为, 脱离;出格,违背规则, 位置, 偏离,背离. Learn more in...
- English (US)
Deviate means to stray from a standard, principle, or topic, or to depart from an established course or norm. It can be a verb, noun, or adjective, and has synonyms and examples in the dictionary entry.
Deviate means to change from the usual or common way of behaving or going in a different direction. Learn how to use this verb in sentences and see its synonyms, antonyms and translations in different languages.
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 deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others. They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script. American English : deviate / ˈdivieɪt /
The verb deviate can refer to divergence from a predicted path or road ("the airplane's route deviated from the flight plan"), but it can also refer to a divergence from normal behavior or expectations.
deviate (from something) to be different from something; to do something in a different way from what is usual or expected. The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure. He never deviated from his original plan.