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Meaning of deviate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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