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verb-intransitive. To turn aside from a course or way.

verb-intransitive. To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject; stray. See Synonyms at swerve.

v. To cause to turn aside or differ.

n. A deviant.

n. A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.

n. A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.

v. To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.

v. To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.

verb-intransitive. To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary.

v. To cause to deviate.

adj. having behavior differing from that which is normal or expected, especially in an undesirable or socially disapproved manner.

n. a person having behavior differing from that which is normal or socially acceptable; -- used especially to characterize persons whose sexual behavior is considered morally unacceptable.

To turn aside or wander from the way or course; err; swerve: as, to deviate from the common track or path, or from a true course.

To take a different course; diverge; differ.

To cause to swerve; lead astray.

To change the direction or position of, as a ray of light or the plane of polarization. See biquartz.

v. be at variance with; be out of line with

v. turn aside; turn away from

v. cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

n. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

adj. markedly different from an accepted norm

"He is perfectly capable of doing that himself, but let's not deviate from the topic of this thread to attack him. jerezano"

unnatural    abnormal   

deviated    deviateed    deviates    deviating   

deviating force   

deviation    deviant   

digress    wander    depart    err    deflect    stray    swerve    deviant    turn    incline   

abbreviate    alleviate