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divagate Definition

di·va·gate (dī′və gāt′; also div′ə-)

intransitive verb -·gat′ed, -·gat′·ing

  1. to wander about
  2. to stray from the subject; digress

Etymology: < pp. of LL divagari, to wander about < L dis-, from + vagari, to wander: see vagabond

divagate Related Forms

di′·va·ga′·tion noun

Browse dictionary entries near divagate

  1. ‹ diva
  2. ‹ div
  3. ‹ diurnal wander
  4. ‹ diurnal
  5. ‹ diuretic
  6. ‹ diuresis
  7. ‹ Diu
  8. ‹ ditz
  9. ‹ ditty bag (or box)
  10. ‹ ditty
  1. divalent ›
  2. divan ›
  3. divaricate ›
  4. divarication ›
  5. divaricator ›
  6. dive ›
  7. dive bomber ›
  8. diver ›
  9. diverge ›
  10. divergence ›