deviate

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
3. (transitive) To cause to diverge.

Noun

1. A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
2. A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.

Adj

deviant

Synonyms

diverge

swerve

digress

veer

depart

turn

deviant

deflect

stray

divert

vary

go astray

aberrant

deviation

anomalous

shift

atypical

degenerate

veer off

aberrate

turn away

differ

be different

departure

drift

avoid

deflection

miss

change

pervert

turn aside

devious

call

detour

bend

derail

fall away

excursion

depart from

away

anomalistic

err

drop by

deflexion

divergent

exceptional

divergence

fail

altered

distract

Translations

dévier

abweichen

desviarse

afwijken

deviare

desviar

declinare

παρεκκλίνω

abkommen

afdwalen

écarter

desviar

détourner

unnormal

den falschen Weg nehmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdiː.vi.ət/

Etymology

From Late Latin dēviātus, perfect passive participle of dēviō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Compare French dévier.