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extravagate definition

ex·trava·gate (ek strav′ə gāt′)

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

  1. to stray; wander
  2. to go beyond reasonable limits; be extravagant

Etymology: < ML extravagatus, pp.: see extravagant

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