Deviate

/ˈdiːvi.ət/

noun

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

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

Synonyms: degenerate, deviant, pervert

verb

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

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

    His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm.

  3. To cause to diverge.

Synonyms: swerve, veer, stray, wander

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