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Definitions for Deviate

[1] to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
[2] to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm.
[3] to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning.
[4] to cause to swerve; turn aside.
[5] characterized by deviation or departure from an accepted norm or standard, as of behavior.
[6] a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
[7] a person whose sexual behavior departs from the norm in a way that is considered socially or morally unacceptable.
[8] Statistics . a variable equal to the difference between a variate and some fixed value, often the mean.
[9] (usually intr) to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought
[10] (usually intr) to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge
[11] (intr) psychol to depart from an accepted standard or convention
[12] another word for deviant

Words related to Deviate

vary, differ, depart, veer, diverge, swerve, avert, err, shy, drift, deflect, divagate, turn, digress, part, bend, wander, contrast

Words nearby Deviate

devers, devest, devi, deviance, deviant, deviate, deviation, deviationism, devic's disease, device, devil

Origin of Deviate

1625–35; < Late Latin dēviātus turned from the straight road, past participle of dēviāre. See deviant, -ate1

Words that may be confused with Deviate

deviant, deviate

Other words from Deviate

de·vi·a·ble , adjective
de·vi·a·bil·i·ty [dee-vee-uh -bil -i-tee] /ˌdi vi əˈbɪl ɪ ti/ , noun
de·vi·a·tor , noun
non·de·vi·at·ing , adjective
un·de·vi·a·ble , adjective
un·de·vi·at·ed , adjective
un·de·vi·at·ing , adjective
un·de·vi·at·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Deviate

C17: from Late Latin dēviāre to turn aside from the direct road, from de- + via road

Synonyms for Deviate

depart, differ, diverge, vary, veer, aberrate, avert, bend, contrast, deflect, digress, divagate, drift, err, part, shy, swerve, turn, wander, angle off, bear off, bend the rules, break pattern, circumlocate, depart from, edge off, get around, go amiss, go haywire, go off on tangent, go out of control, go out of way, leave beaten path, not conform, swim against stream, take a turn, turn aside