Definition of "deviate" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.

2. (intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.

   • His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm.

3. (transitive) To cause to diverge.

noun

1. (sociology) A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.

2. (statistics) A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.

adjective

1. (sociology) deviant