"deviate" in the noun sense

1. pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate

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

"deviate" in the verb sense

1. deviate, divert

turn aside turn away from

2. deviate, vary, diverge, depart

be at variance with be out of line with

3. deviate

cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

"The river was deviated to prevent flooding"

"deviate" in the adjective sense

1. aberrant, deviant, deviate

markedly different from an accepted norm

"aberrant behavior"

"deviant ideas"

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