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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"
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.
DEVIATE meaning: 1. to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving: 2. to go in a…. Learn more.
DEVIATE definition: 1. to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving: 2. to go in a…. Learn more.
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.
To deviate is to stray from a usual or established standard, course of action, or route: Fear made him deviate from the truth. To digress is to wander from the main theme in speaking or writing: The speaker digressed to relate an amusing anecdote.
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.
deviate (from something) to be different from something; to do something in a different way from what is usual or expected. The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure. He never deviated from his original plan.
To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others.
DEVIATE meaning: to do something in a different way from what is usual or expected: . Learn more.
Deviate Definition. To turn aside ( from a course, direction, standard, doctrine, etc.); diverge; digress. To cause to deviate. To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject; differ or stray. A deviant; esp., one whose sexual behavior is deviant.
