intransitive verb. To turn aside from a course or way.

intransitive verb. To depart, as from a norm, purpose, or subject; differ or stray. synonym: swerve.

intransitive verb. To cause to turn aside or differ.

noun. A deviant.

To turn aside or wander from the way or course; err; swerve: as, to deviate from the common track or path, or from a true course.

To take a different course; diverge; differ.

To cause to swerve; lead astray.

To change the direction or position of, as a ray of light or the plane of polarization. See biquartz.

transitive verb. To cause to deviate.

intransitive verb. To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary.

adjective. having behavior differing from that which is normal or expected, especially in an undesirable or socially disapproved manner.

noun. a person having behavior differing from that which is normal or socially acceptable; -- used especially to characterize persons whose sexual behavior is considered morally unacceptable.

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

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

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

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

verb. be at variance with; be out of line with

verb. turn aside; turn away from

verb. cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

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

adjective. markedly different from an accepted norm

"He is perfectly capable of doing that himself, but let's not deviate from the topic of this thread to attack him. jerezano"

deviating force  

abnormal  unnatural  

deviant  deviation  

abbreviate  alleviate  

alter  ameliorate  angle  angle off  be changed  

deviated  deviateed  deviates  deviating