deviate

3 definitions • 4 examples

to do something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving:

deviate from The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year.

to go in a different direction:

The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating around a clump of trees.

to change from the usual way, or to go in a different direction:

He never deviated from his strict vegetarian diet.

We need to know when the bus deviates from its scheduled route.