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deviate > 5 senses
ADJECTIVE1deviate, aberrant, deviantMarkedly different from an accepted norm
NOUN1deviate, pervert, deviant, degenerateA person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
VERB1deviate, vary, diverge, departBe at variance with
2deviate, divertTurn aside
3deviateCause to turn away from a previous or expected course
deviate > pronunciation
Soundsdiy'viyey.t
Rhymesabate, abbreviate, abdicate, and 537 more rhymes in eyt...
deviate > adjective
MeaningMarkedly different from an accepted norm.
Synonymsaberrant, deviant
Similar toabnormal
Nounsdeviance; deviance
Verbsdeviate
deviate > noun, person
MeaningA person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.
Synonymspervert, deviant, degenerate
Broaderreprobate, miscreant
Narrowerfetishist; masochist; nymphomaniac, nympho; pederast, paederast, child molester; pedophile, paedophile; sadist; sadomasochist; satyr, lecher, lech, letch; sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger
Verbsdeviate
deviate > verb 1, stative
MeaningBe at variance with. Be out of line with.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Synonymsvary, diverge, depart
Contraryconform
Broaderdiffer
Narroweraberrate; aberrate; contradict, belie, negate
Adjectivesdeviant, deviate; deviant, deviate
Nounsdeviant, deviate; deviation; deviation; deviation; deviation
deviate > verb 2, motion
MeaningTurn aside. Turn away from.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonymsdivert
Broaderturn
Narroweryaw; detour; sidetrack, depart, digress, straggle
Nounsdeviation
deviate > verb 3, motion
MeaningCause to turn away from a previous or expected course.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
Broaderdivert
Narrowerperturb; perturb; shunt
Nounsdeviation

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