digress

Digress is defined as to go off topic when speaking or writing.

(verb)

An example of digress is when you are writing a paper about causes of crime and you start to instead write long paragraphs about defenses to crimes.

See digress in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to turn aside; esp., to depart temporarily from the main subject in talking or writing; ramble

Origin: < L digressus, pp. of digredi, to go apart < dis-, apart + gradi, to go, step: see grade

See digress in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb di·gressed, di·gress·ing, di·gress·es

To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking; stray. See Synonyms at swerve.

Origin:

Origin: Latin dīgredī, dīgress-

Origin: : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis-

Origin: + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots

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