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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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eIt
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| inflections: |
deviates, deviating, deviated |
| definition 1: |
to turn away from a direct or prescribed course.
The rocket deviated from its charted path.
- synonyms:
- deflect, depart, diverge, divert, drift, stray, swerve, veer
- similar words:
- digress, divagate, err, maunder, meander, ramble, rove, vary, wander, warp
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| definition 2: |
to stray from typical, predicted, or average behavior.
He deviated from his usual routine on this particular morning.This school deviates from national norms with respect to test scores--the scores here are much higher.- synonyms:
- depart, diverge, stray, vary
- similar words:
- differ, err
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| related words: |
alter, branch, change, depart, divert, drift, go wrong, mistake, switch, tack, warp, wrench |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause to turn away from a prescribed course.
Our plane was deviated to Detroit because of fog in Chicago.- synonyms:
- deflect, diverge, divert, swerve, veer
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| definition 2: |
to cause to stray from normal or accepted behavior.
- similar words:
- diverge
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| related words: |
alter, turn |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| pronunciation: |
di
vi
iht
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| definition: |
deviant.
She was ordered to see a psychiatrist for treatment of deviate behavior.- synonyms:
- aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, divergent, eccentric, irregular, variant
- similar words:
- errant, exceptional, odd, perverted, singular, strange
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a deviant.
A nineteenth century woman who did not want to marry would have been considered a deviate.- synonyms:
- eccentric, nonconformist
- similar words:
- maverick, original
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| related words: |
pervert |
| derivation: |
deviator (n.) |
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