Origin of deviate
synonym study for deviate
1.
Deviate,
digress,
diverge,
swerve imply turning or going aside from a path.
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 the truth.
To digress is primarily to wander from the main theme or topic in writing or speaking:
Some authors digress to relate entertaining episodes. Two paths
diverge when they proceed from a common point in such directions that the distance between them increases:
The sides of an angle diverge from a common point. Their interests gradually diverged.
To swerve is to make a sudden or sharp turn from a line or course:
The car swerved to avoid striking a pedestrian.
OTHER WORDS FROM deviate
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH deviate
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British Dictionary definitions for deviating
deviate
verb (ˈdiːvɪˌeɪt)
(usually intr)
to differ or diverge or cause to differ or diverge, as in belief or thought
(usually intr)
to turn aside or cause to turn aside; diverge or cause to diverge
(intr) psychol
to depart from an accepted standard or convention
noun, adjective (ˈdiːvɪɪt)
another word for deviant
Derived forms of deviate
deviator, noun deviatory, adjectiveWord Origin for deviate
C17: from Late Latin
dēviāre to turn aside from the direct road, from
de- +
via road