Deviated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deviated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Deviating}.] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to
     go, travel, via way. See {Viaduct}.]
     To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a
     method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to
     diverge; to vary.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take,
           May boldly deviate from the common track. --Pope.
  
     Syn: To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err.
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