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    divagate
    /ˈdʌɪvəɡeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. stray or digress: literary "Yeats divagated into Virgil's territory only once"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › divagateDivagate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    verb. di· va· gate ˈdī-və-ˌgāt ˈdi- divagated; divagating. intransitive verb. : to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge, digress. divagation. ˌdī-və-ˈgā-shən. ˌdi- noun. Did you know? The Origin of Divagate. Divagate hasn't wandered far in meaning from its Latin ancestors.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › divagateDivagate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking. synonyms: digress, stray, wander. see more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › divagateDIVAGATE - 61 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    divagate. verb. These are words and phrases related to divagate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. JOURNEY. Synonyms. journey. travel. tour. take a trip. peregrinate. trek. sightsee. voyage. sail. navigate. cruise. fly. course. ramble. roam. rove. wander. pilgrimage. wend. meander. vagabond. tramp. ROAM. Synonyms. roam.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIVAGATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to wander about. 2. to stray from the subject; digress. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › divagateDIVAGATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Divagate definition: to wander; stray.. See examples of DIVAGATE used in a sentence.

  7. en.thefreedictionary.com › divagateDivagate - definition of divagate by The Free Dictionary

    divagate - lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture". digress, stray, wander.

  8. ludwig.guru › s › divagatedivagate | English Definition & Examples | Ludwig

    'divagate' is a correct and usable word in written English. It is an intransitive verb which means "to wander away from a main topic or purpose" or "to move aimlessly from one topic to another". For example, you could say "The discussion quickly divagated away from the intended topic".

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › divagateDivagate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Divagate Definition. dīvə-gāt, dĭvə- divagated, divagates, divagating. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. divagating. To wander about. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To stray from the subject; digress. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: stray. digress. wander. drift. ramble. deviate.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › divagate_vdivagate, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    divaned, adj. 1847–. divaporation, n. 1617–1823. Browse more nearby entries. divagate, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › divagationDIVAGATE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Origin of divagate 1 First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin dīvagātus (past participle of dīvagārī “to wander off”), equivalent to dī- di- 2 + vag- (stem of vagārī “to wander”) + -ātus -ate 1