Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Deviate has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun
· Verb
· Adjective
1
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
2
A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
1
turn aside; turn away from
2
be at variance with; be out of line with
3
cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
"The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
4
To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
1
markedly different from an accepted norm
"aberrant behavior"
"deviant ideas"
Example Sentences
"The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
verb
"aberrant behavior"
adjective
"deviant ideas"
adjective
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