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   divagate

   /ˈdʌɪvəɡeɪt/

   verb

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

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin divagat- ‘wandered about’, from the verb divagari, from di- ‘widely’ + vagari ‘wander’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. divagation noun

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

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   The meaning of DIVAGATE is to wander or stray from a course or subject : diverge, digress. The Origin of Divagate

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

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   Jun 27, 2024 · 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.

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

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › divagateDivagate - definition of divagate by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

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

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   Definition of 'divagate' Word Frequency. divagate in British English. (ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt ) verb. (intransitive) rare. to digress or wander. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. divagation (ˌdivaˈgation) noun. Word origin. C16: from Latin di-2 + vagārī to wander. Word Frequency. divagate in American English.

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   Jun 25, 2023 · divagate (third-person singular simple present divagates, present participle divagating, simple past and past participle divagated) (intransitive) To wander about. (intransitive) To stray from a subject or theme.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDIVAGATE definition in American English | Collins English...

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   Jun 11, 2024 · (ˈdaɪvəˌɡeɪt ) verb. (intransitive) rare. to digress or wander.