deviate
[verb]
Synonyms: differ, depart, diverge, stray, swerve, veer, wander

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Related Idioms: deviate from the path of virtue

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I. de‧vi‧ate¹ AC /ˈdiːvieɪt/ verb [intransitive]
[Word Family: verb: deviate; noun: deviation]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: deviatus, from Latin via 'way']
to change what you are doing so that you are not following an expected plan, idea, or type of behaviour
deviate from
The plane had to deviate from its normal flight path.

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II. de‧vi‧ate² /ˈdiːviət, ˈdiːviɪt/ adjective formal
deviant

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deviate
verb
ADV. considerably, significantly
PREP. by Output may deviate from the average by as much as 30%.
from We had to deviate significantly from our usual route.

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