deviate from a path

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• deviate from the proper path — index lapse (fall into error) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• deviate from — phr verb Deviate from is used with these nouns as the object: ↑norm, ↑path …   Collocations dictionary

• deviate — [dē′vē āt΄; ] for adj. & n. [, dē vēit] vi. deviated, deviating [< LL deviatus, pp. of deviare, to turn aside < de , from + via, road: see VIA] to turn aside (from a course, direction, standard, doctrine, etc.); diverge; digress vt. to… …   English World dictionary

• deviate — [v] stray from normal path aberrate, angle off, avert, bear off, bend, bend the rules*, break pattern, circumlocate, contrast, deflect, depart, depart from, differ, digress, divagate, diverge, drift, edge off*, err, get around, go amiss, go… …   New thesaurus

• deviate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deflect, digress, swerve, shy, vary, wander, stray, turn aside, veer, bear off, go out of control, divagate, depart from, break the pattern, go amiss, err, angle away, angle off, diverge, leave the beaten path, not conform …   English dictionary for students

• deviate — deviable, adj. deviability /dee vee euh bil i tee/, n. deviator, n. v. /dee vee ayt /; adj., n. /dee vee it/, v., deviated, deviating, adj., n. v.i. 1. to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. 2. to depart or swerve, as from a procedure …   Universalium

• path — noun 1 way across land ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ narrow ▪ steep ▪ winding ▪ cobblestone (esp. AmE), dirt …   Collocations dictionary

• deviate — de•vi•ate v. [[t]ˈdi viˌeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] ɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. n. 1) to turn aside, as from a route or course 2) to depart, as from an accepted procedure, standard, or course of action 3) to digress, as from a line of thought 4) to …   From formal English to slang

• deviate — de|vi|ate1 [ˈdi:vieıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: deviatus, from [i]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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deviate — [[t]di͟ːvieɪt[/t]] deviates, deviating, deviated VERB (disapproval) To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others. [V from n] They stopped you as soon as you …   English dictionary

• deviate — 1 verb (I) formal to change what you are doing so that you are not following an expected plan, idea, or type of behaviour (+ from): The plane had to deviate from its normal flight path. 2 adjective AmE formal deviant …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English