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divaricate definition

di·vari·cate (dī var′i kāt′, di-)

intransitive verb, transitive verb divaricated -·cat′ed, divaricating -·cat′·ing

to spread widely apart; separate into diverging parts or branches; fork; branch

Etymology: < L divaricatus, pp. of divaricare, to spread apart < dis-, apart + varicare, to straddle: see prevaricate

adjective

spreading or branching far apart; widely diverging

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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