Deviate+from

  • 31deviate — de|vi|ate1 [ divi,eıt ] verb intransitive to start doing something different from what is expected or agreed: Try not to deviate too much from the script. deviate de|vi|ate 2 [ diviət ] noun count AMERICAN FORMAL a DEVIANT …

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  • 32deviate — de·vi·ate dē vē ət, vē .āt adj characterized by or given to significant departure from the behavioral norms of a particular society deviate n one that deviates from a norm esp a person who differs markedly from a group norm …

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  • 33deviate — verb di:vɪeɪt diverge from an established course or from usual or accepted standards. noun & adjective di:vɪət old fashioned term for deviant. Derivatives deviator noun Origin C16 (as adjective in the sense remote ): from late L. deviat , deviare …

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  • 34deviate — verb (deviated, deviating) –verb (i) /ˈdivieɪt / (say deeveeayt) 1. to turn aside (from a way or course). 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable standard. 3. to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning …

  • 35deviate — n. [L. de, away from; via, way] Any animal which differs from corresponding developmental stages of others of the same species …

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  • 36deviate — de·vi·ate || diːvɪeɪt n. someone or something that deviates from the norm v. turn aside; depart from, diverge; digress …

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  • 37depart from — deviate from (an accepted, prescribed, or usual course of action). → depart …

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  • 38deviate — v. & n. v.intr. (often foll. by from) turn aside or diverge (from a course of action, rule, truth, etc.); digress. n. a deviant, esp. a sexual pervert. Derivatives: deviator n. deviatory adj. Etymology: LL deviare deviat (as DE , via way) …

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  • 39deviate — v 1. veer, straggle, turn aside; wander, ramble, meander, stray, drift, rove, divagate, Scot, and North Eng. sklent; err, miss, go astray, lose one s way. 2. depart, diverge, deflect, vary, differ, change, step aside, steer clear of; curve, turn …

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  • 40deviate — [ˈdiːviˌeɪt] verb [I] to start doing something different from what is expected …

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