deviate from, remove from, fail in 1) When Francis got back after Easter, he was far behind his classmates and he was ____________ the second into the third class at his own desire. 2) The president acknowledged that he had somehow ________ his ability to communicate to the American people. 3) The ship ____________ the agreed voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and the merchants lost over £ 4,000 content.