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    divaricate
    /dʌɪˈvarɪkeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. stretch or spread apart; diverge widely: technical, literary "her crow's feet are divaricating like deltas"

    adjective

    • 1. (of a branch) coming off the stem almost at a right angle.

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

    The meaning of DIVARICATE is to spread apart : branch off : diverge.

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    Divaricate definition: to spread apart; branch; diverge.. See examples of DIVARICATE used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDIVARICATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'divaricate' Word Frequency. divaricate in British English. verb (daɪˈværɪˌkeɪt ) 1. (intransitive) (esp of branches) to diverge at a wide angle. adjective (daɪˈværɪkɪt , -ˌkeɪt ) 2. branching widely; forked. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. divaricately (diˈvaricately) adverb.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › divaricateDivaricate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    verb. branch off. “The road divaricates here” see more. verb. spread apart. “ divaricate one's fingers” see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Divaricate." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/divaricate. Accessed 24 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples...

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › divaricateDivaricate - definition of divaricate by The Free Dictionary

    Define divaricate. divaricate synonyms, divaricate pronunciation, divaricate translation, English dictionary definition of divaricate. intr.v. di·var·i·cat·ed , di·var·i·cat·ing , di·var·i·cates To diverge at a wide angle; spread apart. adj. 1. Biology Branching or spreading widely from a...

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › divaricationDivarication Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : the action, process, or fact of divaricating. 2. : a divergence of opinion. Did you know? There's no reason to prevaricate about the origins of divarication -the word derives from the Medieval Latin divaricatio, which in turn descends from the verb divaricare, meaning "to spread apart."

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › divaricateAll resources related to 'divaricate' - Collins Online Dictionary

    Definitions of 'divaricate' 1. to spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; fork; branch. [...] 2. spreading or branching far apart; widely diverging. [...] More. Conjugations of 'divaricate' present simple: I divaricate, you divaricate [...] past simple: I divaricated, you divaricated [...] past participle: divaricated. More.

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

    Divaricate definition: To spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; fork; branch.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › divaricatedivaricate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    divaricate (third-person singular simple present divaricates, present participle divaricating, simple past and past participle divaricated) (transitive, intransitive) To spread apart; to (cause to) diverge or branch off.

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    stretch or spread apart; diverge widely:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.