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deviate
de·vi·ate
[
dvee àyt
]
intransitive verb
(
past and past participle
de·vi·at·ed
,
present participle
de·vi·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·vi·ates
)
Definition:
1.
be different:
to be different or behave differently
2.
turn from:
to turn off from a course or path
adjective
Definition:
psychology
Same as
deviant
noun
(
plural
de·vi·ates
)
Definition:
psychology
Same as
deviant
[
Mid-17th century. < late Latin
deviat-
, past participle of
deviare
"depart from the way" < Latin
via
"way, road"
]
de·vi·a·tor
noun
de·vi·a·to·ry
[
dvee ə tàwree
]
adjective
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