Looking for the meaning or definition of the word deviate? That's all it means.
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 normalthe mother's deviate response to her child's death aroused suspicions
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standarda sleazy bar that seemed to be an informal clubhouse for deviates
to change one's course or directionsailors forced to deviate from their course in order to avoid the storm
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