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Meaning of 'deviate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deviate [ v. i.]
- 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.
2 . Deviate [ v. t.]
- To cause to deviate.

Meaning of 'deviate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deviate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
Example in sentence:
  • The river was deviated to prevent flooding
2 . deviate [ s]
Meaning (2):
- markedly different from an accepted norm
Example in sentence:
  • aberrant behavior;
  • deviant ideas

Nearby Words:

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