The difference between Deviate and Veer

When used as nouns, deviate means a person with deviant behaviour, whereas veer means a turn or swerve.

When used as verbs, deviate means to go off course from, whereas veer means to let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

check bellow for the other definitions of Deviate and Veer

Deviate as a noun (sociology):

A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.

Examples:

"synonyms: deviant degenerate pervert"
Deviate as a noun (statistics):

A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.

Deviate as a verb (intransitive):

To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
Deviate as a verb (intransitive, figurative):

To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.

Examples:

"His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm."
Deviate as a verb (transitive):

To cause to diverge.

Veer as a verb (obsolete, nautical):

To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

Veer as a verb (intransitive):

To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.

Examples:

"The car slid on the ice and veered out of control."
Veer as a verb (intransitive, of the [[wind]]):

To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
Veer as a verb (intransitive, nautical, of the wind):

To shift aft.
Veer as a verb (intransitive, nautical):

To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
Veer as a verb (transitive):

To turn.