Deviant and deviate share a common root (the Latin deviare “to wander off the road, swerve, deviate”) and have some similarities in meaning, but they differ in notable ways.

To deviate is to turn or wander, often by slight degrees, from what is considered the most direct or desirable approach to a given physical, intellectual, or moral end: Fear caused him to deviate from …

DEVIATE definition: 1. to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving: 2. to go in a…. Learn more.

To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others. They stopped you as soon as you deviated from the script. [VERB + …

Definition of deviate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To deviate is to stray from a usual or established standard, course of action, or route: Fear made him deviate from the truth. To digress is to wander from the main theme in speaking or writing: The …

1 day ago · 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 …

Deviate definition: To turn aside from a course or way.

The verb deviate can refer to divergence from a predicted path or road ("the airplane's route deviated from the flight plan"), but it can also refer to a divergence from normal behavior or expectations.

In English, 'deviate' is used to describe the act of departing or diverging from a standard, path, course, or established norm. It signifies a departure from the expected or prescribed route, direction, or …