Sekirov Dictionary

deviate

/ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/

verb 3
/ˈdiː.vi.ət/ noun 2
/ˈdiː.vi.ət/ adjective 1
forms 4

verb3

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To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take, / May boldly deviate from the common track. — 1711
To cause to diverge.
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(figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
- His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm.

deviate

/ˈdiː.vi.ət/

noun2

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A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
- […] Walton has suggested that it is desirable "to name the phenomena signs of deviation, and call their possessors deviates or a deviate as the case may be […] — 1915
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A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.
- It will be noted that for a deviate x = 1.5, the ordinate z will have the value .130 […] — 1928

adjective1

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deviant
- It's somewhat in vogue to give special attention and consideration to the alternative lifestyle, which five years ago we would have called the deviate lifestyle. — 1987

forms

deviated · deviating · deviates · deviateth

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