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List of meaning for deviate

to move away from the norm

pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate(adj)

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

aberrant, deviant, deviate(verb)

markedly different from an accepted norm

"aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"

deviate, divert(verb)

turn aside; turn away from

deviate, vary, diverge, depart(verb)

be at variance with; be out of line with

deviate(verb)

cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

"The river was deviated to prevent flooding"

departing from some accepted standard of what is normal

the mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicions

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard

a sleazy bar that seemed to be an informal clubhouse for deviates

to change one's course or direction

sailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm

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