/ ˈdiːvieɪt; NAmE / verb
[ v ] deviate (from sth) to be different from sth; to do sth in a different way from what is usual or expected :
The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure.
He never deviated from his original plan.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (as an adjective in the sense remote ): from late Latin deviat- turned out of the way, from the verb deviare , from de- away from + via way. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.