Also means
to deviate
Usage Note
Discostare is a reflexive verb most commonly used as discostarsi (to distance oneself, to diverge). The reflexive form takes essere as its auxiliary: si è discostato dalla norma (he deviated from the norm). Non-reflexive discostare (to move something away) takes avere.
Examples
"La sua opinione si discosta dalla media."
Natural Translation
His opinion diverges from the average.
Literal Translation
The his opinion itself distances from the average.
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