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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.
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.
Deviate, digress, diverge, swerve imply turning or going aside from a path. To deviate is to turn or wander, often by slight degrees, from what is considered the most direct or desirable approach to a given physical, intellectual, or moral end: Fear caused him to deviate from the truth.
If something turns off course or is diverted, it deviates from the expected or the norm. Deviating from explicit recipe directions is never a good idea, unless you want inedible food or a kitchen fire.
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.
Define deviate. deviate synonyms, deviate pronunciation, deviate translation, English dictionary definition of deviate. 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...
deviate. (diːvieɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense deviates , present participle deviating , past tense, past participle deviated. verb. To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others.
