deviate
/ˈdi.vi.eɪt/ verb C1- To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray. · His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm.
- To cause to diverge.
He/she/it deviates · Past deviated · Past participle deviated · -ing form deviating
Verb forms
- Base form
- deviate
- He/she/it
- deviates
- Past
- deviated
- Past participle
- deviated
- -ing form
- deviating
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“Because,” said the old man, “the natural repugnance to the commission of such a crime prevented you from thinking of it; and so it ever is because in simple and allowable things our natural instincts keep us from deviating from the strict line of duty.
One fact more than the rest brought his friend “Sinbad the Sailor” back to his recollection, and that was the mysterious sort of intimacy that seemed to exist between the brigands and the sailors; and Pastrini’s account of Vampa’s having found refuge on board the vessels of smugglers and fishermen, reminded Franz of the two Corsican bandits he had found supping so amicably with the crew of the little yacht, which had even deviated from its course and touched at Porto-Vecchio for the sole purpose of landing them.
Beauchamp wished to go in alone, but Albert observed that as this was an unusual circumstance he might be allowed to deviate from the usual etiquette of duels.
de Villefort, will yourself see that no one deviates from them.”
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