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deviate

Best crossword clue

"Stray from course"

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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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