deviate

Phonetic Respelling: [ verb dee-vee-eyt; adjective, noun dee-vee-it ]

Definition:

v. 1 to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set; 2 to stray from typical or accepted behavior.

Sentence:

We tried to get our teacher to deviate from her boring lesson.

More example sentences:

We tried to get our teacher to deviate from her boring lesson.

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Synonyms:

deflect; stray; swerve; vary; veer

Antonyms:

go straight; keep; stay

How many syllables in deviate?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide deviate into syllables:

de-vi-ate

Deviate rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- deviate
Four Syllable Rhymes
- abbreviate
- alleviate

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