Overview of noun deviate

The noun deviate has 1 sense

• pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate -- (a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)

Overview of verb deviate

The verb deviate has 3 senses

• deviate, divert -- (turn aside; turn away from)


• deviate, vary, diverge, depart -- (be at variance with; be out of line with)


• deviate -- (cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding")

Overview of adj deviate

The adj deviate has 1 sense

• aberrant, deviant, deviate -- (markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas")