Definition/Meaning of deviate

• English - Noun: deviate ( plural deviates ) ( sociology ) A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant , degenerate or pervert . 1915: James Cornelius Wilson , A Handbook of medical diagnosis [1] ... 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 ... 1959: Leon Festinger, Stanley Schachter, Kurt W . Back ,…
• English - Verb: deviate ( third-person singular simple present deviates , present participle deviating , simple past and past participle deviated ) ( intransitive ) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans . He's deviating from the course . Follow him! ( intransitive ) To fall outside of , or part from , some norm; to stray . His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from local censorship norms…
• English - Etymology: Late Latin deviatus , past participle of deviare , from the phrase de via .
• English - Pronunciation: Verb: dē'vēāt, /ˈdiːvieɪt/, / "di:vieIt / Noun: dē'vēət, /ˈdiːviət/, / "di:vi@t /
• English - Related terms: deviant deviation