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deviate
('d/i/v/I/,/eI/t )

noun (n)

  • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    degenerate, deviant, pervert
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • markedly different from an accepted norm(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    aberrant, deviant
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • turn aside; turn away from(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    divert
    source: wordnet30
  • be at variance with; be out of line with(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    depart, diverge, vary
    Antonym:
    conform
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to turn away from a previous or expected course(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The river was deviated to prevent flooding.
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cause to deviate.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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