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Word entry · 7 letters

deviate

Best crossword clue

"Stray from course"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/Part of speech adjective, verb, nounSorted adeeitvStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. markedly different from an accepted norm

Word origin

From Late Latin dēviātus, perfect passive participle of dēviō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more. Compare French dévier.

Used in a sentence

  • Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take, / May boldly deviate from the common track.
  • Now listen to what you've got to do, and this time if you deviate a single hair or try any of your monkey tricks it's the deep end you'll go off at.
  • His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm.

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