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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·vi·ate
(-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Late Latin deviatus, past participle of deviare, from Latin de- + via way — more at way DATE circa 1633 intransitive verb 1. to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic 2. to depart from an established course or norm a flight forced by weather to deviate south transitive verb : to cause to turn out of a previous course Synonyms: see swerve
DATE 1912 1. one that deviates from a norm; especially : a person who differs markedly from a group norm 2. a statistical variable that gives the deviation of another variable from a fixed value (as the mean)
DATE 1929 : departing significantly from the behavioral norms of a particular society deviate behavior English Etymology deviate deviate (v.) 1630s, from L. deviat-, pp. stem of deviare "to turn out of the way" (see deviant). The noun meaning "sexual pervert" is attested from 1912. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 deviate de·vi·ate / 5di:vieit / verb[V] ~ (from sth) to be different from sth; to do sth in a different way from what is usual or expected 背离；偏离；违背: The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure. 因为道路封闭,公共汽车只得绕道而行。 He never deviated from his original plan. 他从未偏离自己最初的计划。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English deviate verb ADV. considerably, significantly PREP. by Output may deviate from the average by as much as 30%. | from We had to deviate significantly from our usual route. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·vi·ate I. \ˈdēvēˌāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Late Latin deviatus, past participle of deviare, from Latin de from, away + Late Latin -viare (from Latin via way, road) — more at de- , via intransitive verb : to diverge or turn aside : veer especially from an established way or toward a new direction < he deviated from the path > < deviating to the south > : stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic < she never deviated from her first account > < deviating sharply from the traditional approach > : turn aside from a previous, usual, normal, or acceptable course (as of conduct) < party principles permit no one to deviate > < whenever I deviated I felt guilty > transitive verb : to turn (something) out of a previous course : cause to deviate < he would deviate rivers, turn the scorched plains of Lombardy into fertile pastures — F.M.Godfrey > < a deep iron keel will tend to deviate the compass during heeling over > Synonyms: see swerve II. \-vēə̇]t, -ēˌā], usu ]d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin deviatus, past participle of deviare : something that differs noticeably from the average or normal range of its kind: as a. : a person that is a deviant; especially : sexual pervert b. : any item of a statistical distribution that differs significantly from the norm III. adjective also de·vi·at·ed \-ēˌād.ə̇d, -ātə̇d\ Etymology: deviate from Late Latin deviatus; deviated from Late Latin deviatus + English -ed : characterized by or given to significant departure from the behavioral norms of a particular society |
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