Deviate

  • 11deviate — v. 1) to deviate sharply 2) (D; intr.) to deviate from * * * [ diːvɪeɪt] (D; intr.) to deviate from to deviate sharply …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12deviate — 01. When she was 6 years old, Josie decided to become a doctor, and she never once [deviated] from the pursuit of that goal. 02. The people in my hometown were suspicious of anyone who [deviated] from the norm. 03. The actors were given… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 13deviate — deviable, adj. deviability /dee vee euh bil i tee/, n. deviator, n. v. /dee vee ayt /; adj., n. /dee vee it/, v., deviated, deviating, adj., n. v.i. 1. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure …

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  • 14deviate — 1. noun a) A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert. ...Walton has suggested that it is desirable to name the phenomena signs of deviation, and call their possessors deviates or a deviate as the case may be... b) A value… …

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  • 15deviate — de|vi|ate1 [ˈdi:vieıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: deviatus, from [i]Latin via way ] to change what you are doing so that you are not following an expected plan, idea, or type of behaviour deviate from ▪ The plane had to deviate… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16deviate — UK [ˈdiːvɪeɪt] / US [ˈdɪvɪˌeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms deviate : present tense I/you/we/they deviate he/she/it deviates present participle deviating past tense deviated past participle deviated to start doing something different from what …

    English dictionary

  • 17deviate — de•vi•ate v. [[t]ˈdi viˌeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] ɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. n. 1) to turn aside, as from a route or course 2) to depart, as from an accepted procedure, standard, or course of action 3) to digress, as from a line of thought 4) to …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18deviate — I. verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Late Latin deviatus, past participle of deviare, from Latin de + via way more at way Date: circa 1633 intransitive verb 1. to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic 2. to depart from an established …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19deviate — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, significantly, substantially (esp. AmE) ▪ slightly PREPOSITION ▪ by ▪ Output may deviate …

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  • 20deviate — Synonyms and related words: alter, ameliorate, angle, angle off, be changed, be converted into, be distinct, be distinguished, be in error, be mistaken, be renewed, be wrong, bear off, bend, bias, bottom out, branch off, break, bypass, change,… …

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