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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deviated}; p. pr & vb n. {Deviating}.] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to go travel, via way See {Viaduct}.] To go out of the way to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary. Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take May boldly deviate from the common track. --Pope. Syn: To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. t. To cause to deviate. [R.] To deviate a needle. --J. D. Forbes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deviate n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior [syn: {pervert}, {deviant}, {degenerate}] v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: {divert}] 2: be at variance with be out of line with [syn: {vary}, {diverge}, {depart}] [ant: {conform}] 3: cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding" 4: turn aside [syn: {deflect}]
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