deviate (verb)
21swerve — verb (swerved; swerving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweorfan to wipe, file away; akin to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Welsh chwerfu to whirl Date: 14th century intransitive verb to turn aside abruptly from a straight line …
22aberrate — verb 1. diverge from the expected The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman • Derivationally related forms: ↑aberration, ↑aberrant, ↑aberrance • Hypernyms: ↑deviate, ↑vary, ↑diverge, ↑ …
23turn away — verb 1. move so as not face somebody or something (Freq. 13) • Hypernyms: ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s Something is ing PP Somebody s PP …
24fall off — verb 1. come off (Freq. 1) This button had fallen off • Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away • Verb Frames: Something s 2. fall heavily or suddenly; …
25deflect — verb a) To make (something) deviate from original path. b) To deviate from original path …
26deflect — verb deviate or cause to deviate from a straight course. Derivatives deflective adjective deflector noun Origin C16: from L. deflectere, from de + flectere to bend …
27deflect — verb Etymology: Latin deflectere to bend down, turn aside, from de + flectere to bend Date: circa 1555 transitive verb to turn aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction intransitive verb to turn aside ; deviate • deflectable …
28depart — verb Etymology: Middle English, to divide, part company, from Anglo French departir, from de + partir to divide, from Latin partire, from part , pars part Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. a. to go away ; leave …
29diverge — verb (diverged; diverging) Etymology: Medieval Latin divergere, from Latin dis + vergere to incline more at wrench Date: 1665 intransitive verb 1. a. to move or extend in different directions from a common point …
30divert — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French divertir, from Latin divertere to turn in opposite directions, from dis + vertere to turn more at worth Date: 15th century intransitive verb to turn aside ; deviate <… …
