deviate Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. dēclīno, 1 (both with pron. refl., and as intrans.)2. dēcēdo, ssi, ssum, 33. dēgrĕdior, gressus, 34. dēflecto, xi, xum, 3II. Fig.1. discēdo, ssi, ssum, 32. dēcēdo, 33. dēclīno, 14. dēgrĕdior, 35. erro, ăberro • deviate: I. Lit.: to turn aside from a certain path: 1. dēclīno, 1 (both with pron. refl., and as intrans.): to d. from a straight line, sese recta regione viai d., Lucr. (in which sense Cic. has declinare as intrans.): to d. a little from the road towards the right, paulum ad dexteram de via d., Cic. 2. dēcēdo, ssi, ssum, 3: to d. from the way, de via d., Cic.; viâ d., Quint. 3. dēgrĕdior, gressus, 3: not to d. from the road at all, nil viâ d., Liv. (or with de, ab). 4. dēflecto, xi, xum, 3: v. to turn aside. Phr.: not to d. from a course, tenere cursum, Caes. II. Fig.: to act in violation of: 1. discēdo, ssi, ssum, 3: to d. from one's custom, ab consuetudine sua d., Cic.: not to d. a hair's (nail's) breadth from the rule of conscience, a recta conscientia transversum unguem non d., Cic. (or transversum ut aiunt d., Cic.). 2. dēcēdo, 3: in this sense probably only with (de) viâ: v. supr. (I. 2). 3. dēclīno, 1: to d. from duty, a religione officii d., Cic. 4. dēgrĕdior, 3: to d. from duty, officio d., Ter.: v. to digress. 5. erro, ăberro: v. to err, stray.