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Meanings of deviate in English

Portuguese
pervertido
Catalan
degenerat

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

        pervertido
        Portuguese
        desvio
        Catalan
        divergir
        Spanish
        variar

        Be at variance with; be out of line with.

            desvio
            Portuguese
            apresentar aberração
            Spanish
            desviar

            Turn aside; turn away from.

                  apresentar aberração

                  Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.

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                        Usage of deviate in English
                        1
                        She said now was not the time to deviate from the plan.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        Should Britain then deviate from them, the EU could retaliate with tariffs.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        But if I may deviate from our ethos for just one second.
                        News.com.au
                        4
                        Genotypes deviate from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in only a small number of intervals.
                        Pubmed
                        5
                        Marapper answered them greasily and unhappily; he was not permitted to deviate.
                        Non-Stop
                        6
                        He had his methods and it would not do to deviate now.
                        Arabian nights with a rake
                        7
                        This is not the first Witches adaptation to deviate from the book.
                        Wired
                        8
                        The path before me is direct and plain; ought I to deviate?
                        Anna St. Ives
                        9
                        His opponent, however, will not deviate from the strictest usages of business.
                        Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
                        10
                        Odors deviate and are fugitive, changing in their shades, degrees, and location.
                        The sound of a wild snail eating
                        11
                        The Talmud says, A man should never deviate from a settled custom.
                        Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and ...
                        12
                        Each creature has its beat, temporarily or permanently, nor seeks to deviate.
                        The Way of the Wild
                        13
                        If the four deviate from their route home they could face prosecution.
                        BBC
                        14
                        So far he had been lucky--hehad not had to deviate course.
                        Oberheim (Voices): A Chronicle of War
                        15
                        There is no obvious reason to deviate from best practice in this case.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        Another said Macron would not deviate from his reformist agenda as a result.
                        Reuters
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                        Deviate through the time
                        Deviate across language varieties
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