Deviate - Definition
deviate
adj 1: markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant
behavior"; "deviant ideas" [syn: aberrant, deviant,
deviate]
n 1: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
especially in sexual behavior [syn: pervert, deviant,
deviate, degenerate]
v 1: turn aside; turn away from [syn: deviate, divert]
2: be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: deviate,
vary, diverge, depart] [ant: conform]
3: cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The
river was deviated to prevent flooding"