sexual practice vs deviate

sexual practice and deviate both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sexual practice	Yes	No	No	No
deviate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

sexual practice (noun)	deviate (noun)
activities associated with sexual intercourse	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

sexual practice (adjective)	deviate (adjective)
	markedly different from an accepted norm

sexual practice (verb)	deviate (verb)
	turn aside; turn away from
	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
	be at variance with; be out of line with