deviate
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deviate¹
- /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/ UK
- /ˈdi.vi.eɪt/ Canada, US
- /ˈdiː.vi.æɪt/ Australia
- [ˈdɪi.vi.æɪt] Australia
- /ˈdiː.vi.æɪt/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Late Latin dēviātus, perfect passive participle of dēviō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Compare French dévier.
verb deviates · deviating · deviated
- To go off course from; to change course; to change plans. These two circumstances, however, happening both unfortunately to intervene, our travellers deviated into a much less frequented track; and after riding full six miles, instead of arriving at the stately spires of Coventry, they found themselves still in a very dirty lane, where they saw no symptoms
- To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray. His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm.
- To cause to diverge.
deviate²
- /ˈdiː.vi.ət/ UK
- /ˈdi.vi.ət/ Canada, US
- /ˈdiː.vi.ət/ Australia
- [ˈdɪi.vi.ət] Australia
- /ˈdiː.vi.ət/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From a substantivation of Late Latin dēviātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (noun-forming suffix) for more.
noun deviates
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A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
[…] Walton has suggested that it is desirable "to name the phenomena signs of deviation, and call their possessors deviates or a deviate as the case may be […]
Similar: deviant, degenerate, pervert
- A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value. It will be noted that for a deviate x = 1.5, the ordinate z will have the value .130 […]
deviate³
- /ˈdiː.vi.ət/ UK
- /ˈdi.vi.ət/ Canada, US
- /ˈdiː.vi.ət/ Australia
- [ˈdɪi.vi.ət] Australia
- /ˈdiː.vi.ət/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Late Latin dēviātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
adjective
- deviant It's somewhat in vogue to give special attention and consideration to the alternative lifestyle, which five years ago we would have called the deviate lifestyle.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deviant, pervert, degenerate, divert, deflect, diverge, depart, vary, err, distract, differ, derogate, defer, circumvent, stray, resign
Translations
Every language
verb to go off course from; to change course; to change plans
| Español | desviarse, marrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 逸れる soreru |
| Português | desviar |
| Français | dévier |
| Deutsch | abweichen |
| Ελληνικά | παρεκκλίνω parekklíno |
| Română | devia |
| Русский | отклоня́ться otklonjátʹsja, отклони́ться otklonítʹsja |
| עברית | סטה satá, סָר sar |
verb to fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray
| Português | desviar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | abweichen |
| Română | devia |
| Русский | отклоня́ться otklonjátʹsja, отклони́ться otklonítʹsja |
verb to cause to diverge
| Español | desviar |
|---|
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title = {deviate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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