deviate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deviate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for deviate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deviate adj markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas" Synonym(s): aberrant, deviant, deviate n a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Synonym(s): pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate v turn aside; turn away from Synonym(s): deviate, divert be at variance with; be out of line with Synonym(s): deviate, vary, diverge, depart Antonym(s): conform cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deviate \De"viate\, 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"viate\, v. t. To cause to deviate. [R.] To deviate* a needle. --J. D. Forbes.