DEVIATE

[verb] [I] - to do something which is different from the usual or common way of behaving; to go in a different directionAs children, they were expected to do exactly what their parents told them, and not deviate in any respect. [I]They belong to a branch of the church which deviates in some ways from other branches.The pattern of weather that we have been experiencing in the last few weeks deviates from the norm for this time of year. [I]The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating (= going in a different direction) round a clump of trees. [I]