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- Dictionaryde·vi·ate
verb
- 1. depart from an established course: "you must not deviate from the agreed route"
noun
- 1. another term for deviant dated
adjective
- 1. departing from usual or accepted standards; deviant: dated "their deviate behavior"
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1. : to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic. deviating from the subject. 2. : to depart from an established course or norm. a flight forced by weather to deviate south. rarely deviates from his usual routine. behaviors that deviate from the norm. transitive verb. : to cause to turn out of a previous course.
DEVIATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of deviate 2. to do something that is different from the usual…. Learn more.
to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving: deviate from The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Being and appearing different. against the current. anomalously. another. anti-conventional. apple. buck. clash. depart from something.
verb (used without object) , de·vi·at·ed, de·vi·at·ing. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. Synonyms: stray, wander, veer. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm. to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning.
DEVIATION definition: 1. the action of being or doing something that is different from the usual or common way of…. Learn more.
The verb deviate can refer to divergence from a predicted path or road ("the airplane's route deviated from the flight plan"), but it can also refer to a divergence from normal behavior or expectations.
deviate in British English. verb (ˈdiːvɪˌeɪt ) 1. (usually intr) to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought. 2. (usually intr) to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge. 3. (intransitive) psychology. to depart from an accepted standard or convention.
deviate (from something) to be different from something; to do something in a different way from what is usual or expected. The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure. He never deviated from his original plan.
v. de·vi·at·ed, de·vi·at·ing, de·vi·ates. v.intr. 1. To turn aside from a course or way: hikers who deviated from the main path. 2. To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject; differ or stray. See Synonyms at swerve. v.tr. To cause to turn aside or differ.
The meaning of DEVIATION is an act or instance of deviating. How to use deviation in a sentence.
