Hyphenation of deviate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word deviate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

de-vi-ate

Definitions of deviate:

1.	A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
2.	Turn aside Turn away from
3.	Be at variance with Be out of line with
4.	Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course The river was deviated to prevent flooding
5.	Markedly different from an accepted norm Aberrant behavior Deviant ideas

Synonyms of deviate:

noun	pervert, deviant, degenerate, reprobate, miscreant
verb	vary, diverge, depart, differ
verb	divert, turn
verb	divert
verb	deflect, turn

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.