deviate
/divɪ,eɪt/
verbadjectivenoun
7 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1
Be at variance with; be out of line with.
2
Turn aside; turn away from.
3
ADJECTIVECause to turn away from a previous or expected course.
“The river was deviated to prevent flooding”
1
NOUNMarkedly different from an accepted norm.
1
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineviateday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesde · vi · ate
SYNONYMS & RELATED13
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