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The correct spelling is deviates.
How to pronounce deviates
noun
Say it like: Dev-iat-es
The correct spelling is deviates. A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert. For example: "His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm."
Usage Examples
“His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
- 2.A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.
verb
- 1.To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- 2.To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
- 3.To cause to diverge.
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