to deviate from the norm

См. также в других словарях:

• deviate from the truth — I verb alter one s course, deceive, depart from a norm, digress, diverge, drift, fabricate, fake, go astray, lie, maunder, meander, mislead, misrepresent, misstate, prevaricate, skew, stray, struggle, swerve, take a different course, wander II… …   Law dictionary

• deviate from — phr verb Deviate from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑norm, ↑path …   Collocations dictionary

• Science and mathematics from the Renaissance to Descartes — George Molland Early in the nineteenth century John Playfair wrote for the Encyclopaedia Britannica a long article entitled ‘Dissertation; exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematics and Physical Science, since the Revival of Letters …   History of philosophy

• deviate — deviable, adj. deviability /dee vee euh bil i tee/, n. deviator, n. v. /dee vee ayt /; adj., n. /dee vee it/, v., deviated, deviating, adj., n. v.i. 1. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure …   Universalium

• deviate — de•vi•ate v. [[t]ˈdi viˌeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] ɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. n. 1) to turn aside, as from a route or course 2) to depart, as from an accepted procedure, standard, or course of action 3) to digress, as from a line of thought 4) to …   From formal English to slang

• norm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accepted, established ▪ ethical, moral ▪ cultural, social, societal ▪ community …   Collocations dictionary

• deviate — 01. When she was 6 years old, Josie decided to become a doctor, and she never once [deviated] from the pursuit of that goal. 02. The people in my hometown were suspicious of anyone who [deviated] from the norm. 03. The actors were given… …   Grammatical examples in English

• deviate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deflect, digress, swerve, shy, vary, wander, stray, turn aside, veer, bear off, go out of control, divagate, depart from, break the pattern, go amiss, err, angle away, angle off, diverge, leave the beaten path, not conform …   English dictionary for students

• deviate — de·vi·ate || diːvɪeɪt n. someone or something that deviates from the norm v. turn aside; depart from, diverge; digress …   English contemporary dictionary

• The God Makers (film) — The God Makers is an anti Mormon film produced in 1982 by Ed Decker and Jeremiah Films. The film claims to be an exposé of secrets of the Mormon Church. The church is portrayed as a multi billion dollar corporation that destroys marriages and… …   Wikipedia

• deviate — I. verb ( ated; ating) 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary