deviate

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.intr.

1. To turn aside from a course or way.
2. To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject; stray. See synonyms at swerve.

v.tr.
To cause to turn aside or differ.

n. (-ĭt)
A deviant.

[Late Latin dēviāre, dēviāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin via, road.]

deviator de'vi·a'tor n.
deviatory de'vi·a·to'ry (-ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

verb

1. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct: depart, digress, diverge, stray, swerve, veer. Archaic err. See approach/retreat, correct/incorrect.
2. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking: digress, divagate, diverge, ramble, stray, wander. Idioms: go offatona tangent. See approach/retreat.
3. To change the direction or course of: avert, deflect, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn, veer. See change/persist.

noun

One whose sexual behavior differs from the accepted norm: deviant, pervert. See usual/unusual, sex/asexual.

v

Definition: stray from normal path
Antonyms: go straight, keep, stay

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IN BRIEF: To turn aside from the correct or expected way.

She did not deviate from her determination to tell the truth.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - afvige, skilles
v. tr. - få til at afvige
n. - afviger, perverteret person
adj. - afvigende

Nederlands (Dutch)
(doen) afwijken

Français (French)
v. intr. - dévier, s'écarter, dériver
v. tr. - dévier, s'écarter, (Naut, Aviat) faire dévier de
n. - déviation, dérivation, perversion
adj. - déviant, anormal, perverti

Deutsch (German)
v. - abweichen, abbringen
n. - (von der Regel) abweichende Person, (Statistik) Abweichung
adj. - (Psych.) vom Durchschnitt abweichend, deviant

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παρεκκλίνω, αποκλίνω, εκτρέπομαι, ξεστρατίζω

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• deviate from    deviare da, sviarsi da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desviar(-se)

idioms:

• deviate from    afastar-se de

Русский (Russian)
отклоняться, уводить

idioms:

• deviate from    отклоняться от, уводить от

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - apartarse, desviarse
v. tr. - desviar
n. - desvío, invertido sexual
adj. - desviación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avvika

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
脱离, 出轨, 使脱轨, 脱离常规的人, 脱离常规的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 脫離, 出軌
v. tr. - 使脫軌
n. - 脫離常規的人
adj. - 脫離常規的

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 일탈 시키다, 벗어나게 하다
v. tr. - 벗어나다, 빗나가다
n. - (성적) 이상자
adj. - 상식을 벗어난

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 逸脱する, それる

idioms:

• deviate from    ～からはずれる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينحرف ( أخلاقيا أو جنسيا)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חרג, סטה‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם לסטייה‬
n. - ‮סוטה בעיקר מיני‬
adj. - ‮אדם או דבר סוטה‬

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